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pompier

Pronunciation: /ˈpɒmpɪə/

Definition of pompier

noun (plural pronunc. same)

  • an artist regarded as painting in an academic, imitative, and vulgarly neoclassical style: the turn-of-the-century pompiers [as modifier]:this pompier artist

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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Definition of pompier in the US English dictionary