English

Noun

fouler ‎(plural foulers)

1. One who fouls.
   • 2015, Saleem Mustafa, ‎Rossita Shapawi, Aquaculture Ecosystems: Adaptability and Sustainability (page 119)

     For example, several species of hydroids and bryozoans are important foulers of salmon cages in Australia (Hodson et al., 2000) and Norway (Guenther et al., 2010).

Adjective

fouler

1. comparative form of foul: more foul

French

Etymology

From Middle French fouller ‎(“to trample, mill, fordo, mistreat”), from Old French foler ‎(“to crush, act wickedly”), from Latin fullō ‎(“I trample, I full”). More at full.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu.le/
• Rhymes: -e
• Homophones: foulai, foulé, foulée, foulées, foulés, foulez

Verb

fouler

1. (transitive) to stamp, impress, dent; to mill
2. (transitive) to walk on, trample
3. (transitive) to oppress, mistreat
4. (transitive) to injure by knocking, bumping or dinting
5. (reflexive) to sprain

   Je me suis foulé la cheville en jouant au rugby‎

   I sprained my ankle playing rugby.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• foule