Meaning of -euse | Babel Free

Definitions

Forming nouns denoting female people, usually from terms ending in French -eur.

morpheme

Equivalents

Examples

“amateur + -euse → amateuse (French: amatrice)”

“arbitrage + -euse → arbitrageuse (the male arbitrageur itself is formed in English; French: arbitragiste m or f by sense)”

“gossip + -euse → gossipeuse (gossip itself is not from French)”

“literateur /litterateur + -euse → literateuse /litterateuse (French: littératrice)”

“provocateur + -euse → provocateuse (French: provocatrice)”

“restauranteur /restaurateur + -euse → restauranteuse /restaurateuse (French: restauratrice)”

“strip + -euse → strippeuse (strip itself is not from French)”

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