plongeur

French

Etymology

From plonger +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

plongeur (feminine plongeuse, masculine plural plongeurs, feminine plural plongeuses)

1. (chiefly of an animal) diving (that or who dives)

Noun

plongeur m (plural plongeurs, feminine plongeuse)

1. diver (one who dives for pearls, coral, sponges, sunken items, and so on)
2. diver (one who practices the sport of diving)
3. dishwasher (a person who washes dishes in a restaurant or similar establishment)

Related terms

• plonger
• plongée
• plongeoir

Descendants

• → Romanian: plonjor
• → Turkish: plonjor

Further reading

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