pécheur
See also: pecheur, Pecheur, pêcheur, and pecheür
French
Etymology
From Old French pecheor, inherited from Latin peccātor, peccātōrem. Synchronically analysable as pécher + -eur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe.ʃœʁ/
Audio (file) - Homophone: pécheurs
Adjective
pécheur (feminine pécheresse, masculine plural pécheurs, feminine plural pécheresses)
- sinning; sinful
Noun
pécheur m (plural pécheurs, feminine pécheresse)
- sinner
Usage notes
Not to be confused with pêcheur (“fisherman”).
Related terms
- pécher
- péché
Further reading
- “pécheur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.