pêcheur
See also: pecheur, Pecheur, pécheur, and pecheür
French
Etymology
From Middle French pescheur, ultimately from Latin piscātor, piscātōrem. Synchronically analyzable as pêcher + -eur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛ.ʃœʁ/, /pe.ʃœʁ/
audio (file) - Homophone: pêcheurs
- Rhymes: -œʁ
Noun
pêcheur m (plural pêcheurs, feminine pêcheuse)
- fisher
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with pécheur.
Descendants
- Antillean Creole: péchè
- Guianese Creole: péchèr
- Karipúna Creole French: péxó
- Louisiana Creole French: pechèr
- → Aruamu: peser
See also
- poissonnier (“fishmonger”)
- pisciculteur (“fish farmer”)
Further reading
- “pêcheur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.