Ventilateur

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 ein echter Fan von Gerüchten , 🇪🇸 un verdadero difusor de chismes , 🇮🇹 un vero fan dei gossip , 🇵🇹 um verdadeiro fã de fofocas , 🇨🇳 风扇 , 🇯🇵 扇風機 , 🇰🇷 전기fan , 🇸🇦 معجب حقيقي بالمتلاوات , 🇮🇳 गपशप का असली शौकीन

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Etymology

**Etymology** *Ventilateur* is a direct French derivation of the verb *ventiler*, which was borrowed from Latin *ventilātor*—a compound of *ventus* ‘wind’ plus the agentive suffix *‑ātor* (meaning “one who does”). The word entered French in the early 17th century to denote a device that circulates air, and later acquired the figurative sense of a gossip who spreads rumors like a fan blows wind.

Synonyms

fan admirateur amateur passionné enthousiaste adepte supporteur

Antonyms

indifférent détracteur sceptique désintéressé réticent