calquer

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calquer

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From calque + -er.

noun calquers

One who calques. This term became popular from the late 1960s onwards, languages being neatly divided between borrowers and calquers.

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"calquer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/calquer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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calquer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/calquer

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"calquer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/calquer.

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@misc{calquer_2026,
  title = {calquer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/calquer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}