1. Outil. Un instrument de mesure.
2. (Pron.) Moyen. Il est l'instrument de son chef.
ETYM French instrument, Latin instrumentum. Related to Instruct.
1. A device that requires skill for proper use.
2. A person used by another to gain an end; SYN. pawn, cat's-paw.
3. The means whereby something is accomplished; or; SYN. tool.