Olivier

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Olivier

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Borrowed from French Olivier. Doublet of Oliver.

proper noun Oliviers

A surname from French, equivalent to English Oliver.
A male given name from French, equivalent to English Oliver. “A shift from jus soli to jus sanguinis has been witnessed in Asia in the course of the twentieth century,” wrote Olivier Vonk at the Maastricht Centre in a 2017 paper.

noun Oliviers

abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Olivier salad Though Timoshkina describes Olivier as a stalwart of the Soviet repertoire of “salads heavily laden with mayo”, she herself favours a lighter dressing of creme fraiche and yoghurt; […].

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: franz, mario, martin, olive, oliver, olivia, tree, oleaster, olive tree, olea europaea, olea, olivewood, wild olive, chinese olive, russian olive, sweet olive

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{olivier_2026,
  title = {Olivier},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/olivier},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}