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noun, masculine

arroseur arrosé

/a.ʁo.zœ.ʁ‿a.ʁo.ze/

noun, masculine/a.ʁo.zœ.ʁ‿a.ʁo.ze/plural: arroseurs arrosés

the biter bit; one who receives the same comeuppance they planned for others, particularly through their own actions to bring this about, or such a situation

C'est l'arroseur arrosé.He's been hoist(ed) by his own petard.

Literally, “waterer watered”; due to an eponymous 1895 short film.