ouvreur

French

Etymology 1

From ouvrir +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.vʁœʁ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ouvreur m (plural ouvreurs, feminine ouvreuse)

1. opener
2. forerunner
3. usher

Etymology 2

From ouvrer +‎ -eur (found in Old French as ovrëor, ovreur, ouvreor), possibly corresponding to Latin operātōrem, and therefore a doublet of the borrowing opérateur.

Noun

ouvreur m (plural ouvreurs, feminine ouvreuse)

1. a worker in papermaking, charged with drawing out the paste from the vat and spreading it evenly to make a sheet
2. a worker in glassmaking
3. a worker who fashions textile materials and prepares them for weaving

Related terms

• ouvrer
• ouvrier

See also

• papetier
• verrier

Further reading

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