pêcheur

See also: pecheur, Pecheur, pécheur, and pecheür

French

Etymology

From Middle French pescheur, ultimately from Latin piscātor, piscātōrem. Synchronically analyzable as pêcher +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ.ʃœʁ/ ~ /pe.ʃœʁ/

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• Homophone: pêcheurs
• Rhymes: -œʁ

Noun

pêcheur m (plural pêcheurs, feminine pêcheuse)

1. fisher

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with pécheur.

See also

• poissonnier (“fishmonger”)
• pisciculteur (“fish farmer”)

Descendants

• Antillean Creole: péchè
• Guianese Creole: péchèr
• Karipúna Creole French: péxó
• Louisiana Creole: pechèr
• → Aruamu: peser

Further reading

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