porteur
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French portour, from Late Latin portātōrem, from Latin portō. Equivalent to porter + -eur.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
porteur m (plural porteurs, feminine porteuse)
- carrier (one who carries)
- porter
- bringer; bearer
- porteur d’un message
- message bearer
- wearer (one who wears)
- 1985, Bernard Clavel, La saison des loup, →ISBN, page 143:
- Après tout, il suffirait peut-être de leur expliquer qu’il pouvait nullement leur communiquer le mal puisqu’il était porteur de gui qui protège
- After all, perhaps it would suffice to explain to them that he couldn't transmit the sickness to them because he was wearing protective mistletoe
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
porteur (feminine porteuse, masculine plural porteurs, feminine plural porteuses)
- carrying (in the process or carrying)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Turkish: portör
Further reading[edit]
- “porteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
Norman[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
porteur m (plural porteurs)
Synonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
porteur m (plural porteurs)
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