masseur
See also: Masseur
English
Etymology
From French masseur.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /məˈsɜː/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /məˈsʊɹ/, /məˈsɝ/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ), (US only) -ʊə(ɹ)
Noun
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.
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- An instrument used in the performance of massage.
Synonyms
- Thesaurus:massotherapist
Coordinate terms
- masseuse
Related terms
- massage
- masseuse
Translations
a person who performs massage
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Further reading
- “masseur”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “masseur”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “masseur”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “masseur” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Anagrams
- Erasmus, Mausers, Semraus, amusers, assumer
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French masseur, equivalent to masseren + -eur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑˈsøːr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mas‧seur
- Rhymes: -øːr
Noun
masseur m (plural masseurs, diminutive masseurtje n, feminine masseuse)
- masseur
French
Etymology
From masser + -eur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.sœʁ/
Noun
masseur m (plural masseurs, feminine masseuse)
- (massage) masseur
Descendants
- → English: masseur
- → Czech: masér
- → Danish: massør
- → German: Masseur
- → Dutch: masseur
- → Turkish: masör
- → Romanian: masor
Further reading
- “masseur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- assumer, mesuras, murasse, museras, résumas