different between massager vs masseur

English

Etymology

massage +? -er

Noun

massager (plural massagers)

1. An instrument or device designed to massage the body.
2. A masseur or masseuse.

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:massotherapist

Anagrams

• eargasms

Swedish

Noun

massager

1. indefinite plural of massage

English

Etymology

From French masseur.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /m??s??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /m??su??/, /m??s?/

Noun

masseur (plural masseurs, feminine masseuse)

1. (massage) A person (especially male) who performs massage.
2. An instrument used in the performance of massage.

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:massotherapist

Coordinate terms

• masseuse

Related terms

• massage
• masseuse

Translations

Anagrams

• Erasmus, Mausers, Semraus, amusers, assumer

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French masseur, equivalent to masseren +? -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??sø?r/
• Hyphenation: mas?seur
• Rhymes: -ø?r

Noun

masseur m (plural masseurs, diminutive masseurtje n, feminine masseuse)

1. masseur

French

Etymology

From masser +? -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.sœ?/

Noun

masseur m (plural masseurs, feminine masseuse)

1. (massage) masseur

Descendants

• ? English: masseur
• ? Czech: masér
• ? Danish: massør
• ? Dutch: masseur
• ? Turkish: masör

Further reading

• “masseur” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• assumer, mesuras, murasse, museras, résumas