menteur

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French menteur, from Old French menteor, menteür, menterre, corresponding to mentir +‎ -eur. May correlate to a Vulgar Latin *mentitōr, mentitōrem, from Latin mentior.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃.tœʁ/

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Noun

menteur m (plural menteurs, feminine menteuse)

1. liar (one who tells lies)
2. bluffer

Descendants

• Mauritian Creole: manter
• Seychellois Creole: manter

Adjective

menteur (feminine menteuse, masculine plural menteurs, feminine plural menteuses)

1. mendacious, lying

Related terms

• mentir

Further reading

• “menteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• émurent
• meurent
• muèrent
• remuent

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French menteor.

Noun

menteur m (plural menteurs, feminine singular menteuse, feminine plural menteuses)

1. liar (one who tells lies)

Related terms

• mentir

Descendants

• French: menteur