chiropracteur
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French chiropracteur.
Noun
chiropracteur (plural chiropracteurs)
- (non-native speakers' English) Misspelling of chiropractor.
- 1994 December 24, Jason Gorski, “Dances”, in k12.chat.junior, Usenet, retrieved 2022-06-04:
- I dislocated something in my spine when I was head banging. I had to goto a chiropracteur (sp) dude.... man THAT hurt... and that dance was no fun.
- 2002 August 19, Claire, “Disturbing...”, in uk.misc, Usenet, retrieved 2022-06-04:
- Come forward some 20 odd years and Osteopaths, and their equally outcast at the time cousins Chiropracteurs, are now likely to be situated in your Doctor's surgery - or at least you can get a referral. Back then it was akin to going to a witch doctor.
- 2007 July 5, Elaine Jones, “What will they nick next?!!”, in uk.business.agriculture, Usenet, retrieved 2022-06-04:
- Hope you both recover quickly (that back and tingling arm ought to go to a chiropracteur!!).
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French
Etymology
From chiropractie + -eur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ki.ʁɔ.pʁak.tœʁ/
Audio (file)
Noun
chiropracteur m (plural chiropracteurs, feminine chiropractrice)
- chiropractor
Further reading
- “chiropracteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.