pompier
adjective
pom·pier
in sense 1 ¦pämpē¦ā,
(ˈ)pämp¦yā,
in sense 2 (ˈ)päm¦pi(ə)r or like sense 1
1
: tritely or insipidly academic
pompier art
: marked by pretentious and stereotypical themes or treatment a pompier stage setting
2
[French, fireman] : of or relating to the personal equipment of a fire-fighting crew
pompier hatchet
Word History
Etymology
French, from pompier pump maker, fireman, from pompe pump (from Italian pompa, perhaps from Spanish bomba) + -ier -er; from the alleged resemblance of armed heroes in academic mythological paintings to firemen
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