noun, masculine/aʁ.ɡu.zɛ̃/plural: argousins
argousin is masculine in French.
rozzer; copper
Synonyms: agent, agent de police, argousin, bignolon, bleu, bœuf, bourdille, bourre
Borrowed from Italian aguzzino, through Sicilian and Neapolitan from Catalan algutzir (and variants) or Spanish alguacil (“Saracen bailiff”), from Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr, “the officer”). Doublet of vizir (“vizier”).