flouter

English

Etymology

From flout +‎ -er

Noun

flouter (plural flouters)

  1. A person who flouts.

French

Etymology

From flou +‎ -t- +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
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Verb

flouter

  1. (neologism) to blur
    • 2011 January, Comité permanent de l’accès à l’information, de la protection des renseignements personnels et de l’éthique, “La protection de la vie privée dans le monde numérique : Étude des répercussions sur la vie privée des systèmes d’imagerie à l’échelle de la rue”, in 40e législature, 3e session‎, Chambre des Communes Canada, retrieved 19 August 2023, page 9:
      L’assemblage des données est conçu de manière à flouter consciemment les visages de toute personne pouvant être photographiée dans le cadre de cette démarche.
      The assembly of the data is designed to deliberately blur the faces of any individual who may be photographed in this process.[1]

Conjugation

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References
  1. Standing committee on access to information, privacy and ethics (January 2011), “Mapping privacy protection in the digital world: Study of the privacy implications of street-level imaging applications”, in 40th parliament, 3rd session‎, House of Commons Canada, retrieved 19 August 2023, page 25

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French flauteur.

Noun

flouter (plural flouters)

  1. A musician who plays a flute; a flutist.

Descendants
  • English: fluter

References
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