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pompier

Syllabification: (pom·pier)
Pronunciation: /pämˈpyā/
Definition of pompier

noun (plural same)

  • an artist regarded as painting in an academic, imitative, and vulgarly neoclassical style.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from French, literally 'fireman', said to derive from the similarity between firemen's helmets and those worn by the Greek gods and heroes depicted by late Classical artists

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