pécheur

See also: pecheur, Pecheur, pêcheur, and pecheür

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French pecheor, inherited from Latin peccātor. Synchronically analysable as pécher +‎ -eur.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /pe.ʃœʁ/
• Homophone: pécheurs

AdjectiveEdit

pécheur (feminine singular pécheresse, masculine plural pécheurs, feminine plural pécheresses)

1. sinning; sinful

NounEdit

pécheur m (plural pécheurs, feminine pécheresse)

1. sinner

Usage notesEdit

Not to be confused with pêcheur (“fisherman”).

Related termsEdit

• pécher
• péché

Further readingEdit

• “pécheur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).