masseur
See also: Masseur
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /məˈsɜː/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /məˈsʊɹ/, /məˈsɝ/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ), (US only) -ʊə(ɹ)
Noun edit
masseur (plural masseurs, feminine masseuse)
- (massage) A person (especially male) who performs massage.
- 1978, Ted Bistroff, Massage Parlor Stud:
- You each get a regular massage by a naked masseur.
- An instrument used in the performance of massage.
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Translations edit
a person who performs massage
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Further reading edit
- “masseur”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “masseur”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “masseur”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “masseur”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French masseur, equivalent to masseren + -eur.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
masseur m (plural masseurs, diminutive masseurtje n, feminine masseuse)
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
masseur m (plural masseurs, feminine masseuse)
Descendants edit
- → English: masseur
- → Czech: masér
- → Danish: massør
- → German: Masseur
- → Dutch: masseur
- → Turkish: masör
- → Romanian: masor
Further reading edit
- “masseur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.