chiropracteur

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French chiropracteur.

Noun

chiropracteur (plural chiropracteurs)

1. (non-native speakers' English) Misspelling of chiropractor.
   • 1994 December 24, Jason Gorski, “Dances”, in k12.chat.junior‎^[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-04:

     I dislocated something in my spine when I was head banging. I had to goto a chiropracteur (sp) dude.... man THAT hurt... and that dance was no fun.

   • 2002 August 19, Claire, “Disturbing...”, in uk.misc‎^[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-04:

     Come forward some 20 odd years and Osteopaths, and their equally outcast at the time cousins Chiropracteurs, are now likely to be situated in your Doctor's surgery - or at least you can get a referral. Back then it was akin to going to a witch doctor.

   • 2007 July 5, Elaine Jones, “What will they nick next?!!”, in uk.business.agriculture‎^[3] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-04:

     Hope you both recover quickly (that back and tingling arm ought to go to a chiropracteur!!).

French

Etymology

From chiropractie +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.ʁɔ.pʁak.tœʁ/

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Noun

chiropracteur m (plural chiropracteurs, feminine chiropractrice)

1. chiropractor

Further reading

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