different between masser vs masseur

English

Etymology

mass +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æs?(r)

Noun

masser (plural massers)

1. (obsolete) A priest who celebrates Mass

Anagrams

• MASERs, marses, masers, smears

Danish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mas?r/, [?mas?]

Noun

masser c

1. indefinite plural of masse

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mase??r/, [ma?se???]

Verb

masser (massér)

1. imperative of massere

French

Etymology

Borrowed around the end of the 18th century from Arabic ?????? (massa, “feel, touch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.se/

Verb

masser

1. to massage

Conjugation

Related terms

• masseur
• masseuse

Descendants

• ? English: massage
• ? German: massieren

Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

masser m

1. indefinite plural of masse

Verb

masser

1. imperative of massere

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