vengeur

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French vengeor, vengeour, vengedur. By surface analysis, venger +‎ -eur. Possibly corresponding to Late Latin vindicātōrem, from Latin vindicō. Compare Spanish vengador.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑ̃.ʒœʁ/

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• Rhymes: -œʁ
• Homophones: vangeur, vangeurs, vengeurs

Adjective

vengeur (feminine vengeresse, masculine plural vengeurs, feminine plural vengeresses)

1. vengeful

Noun

vengeur m (plural vengeurs, feminine vengeresse)

1. avenger

Further reading

• “vengeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.