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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