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Bouvier

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: B UW2 V IY0 EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

A surname from French, equivalent to English Coward or Cowherd.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of bouvier des Flandres (“type of dog”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bouvier des Flandres

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

(surname): From French Bouvier.

Real reading context

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