fossoyeur
Meanings
Noun
1. gravedigger
2. destroyer of something, someone who has ruined something, someone who has put an end to something (figuratively)
Examples2
fossoyeur de la démocratie
subverter of democracy
Au fossoyeur, au croque-mort, au curé, aux chevaux même ils payaient un verre.
They treated the gravedigger, the undertaker, the curate, and even the horses to a drink.