porteur
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French portour, from Late Latin portātōrem, from Latin portō. Equivalent to porter + -eur.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editporteur m (plural porteurs, feminine porteuse)
- carrier (one who carries)
- porter
- bringer; bearer
- porteur d’un message
- message bearer
- wearer (one who wears)
- 1985, Bernard Clavel, La saison des loup, →ISBN, page 143:
- Après tout, il suffirait peut-être de leur expliquer qu’il pouvait nullement leur communiquer le mal puisqu’il était porteur de gui qui protège
- After all, perhaps it would suffice to explain to them that he couldn't transmit the sickness to them because he was wearing protective mistletoe
Derived terms
editAdjective
editporteur (feminine porteuse, masculine plural porteurs, feminine plural porteuses)
- carrying (in the process or carrying)
- une mère porteuse ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- booming, flourishing, high-growth
- Near-synonyms: prometteur, florissant
- un marché porteur ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Descendants
edit- → Turkish: portör
Further reading
edit- “porteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editNorman
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editporteur m (plural porteurs)
Synonyms
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editporteur m (plural porteurs)
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