allumeur
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
allumeur m (plural allumeurs, feminine allumeuse)
- lighter
- (automotive) ignition system
- (sexuality) a tease (person who excites sexually)
- agent provocateur
- partner-in-crime; accomplice
Usage notes edit
- like prostitué, the feminine form is more common than the masculine one.
Further reading edit
- “allumeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.