allumeur
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]allumeur m (plural allumeurs, feminine allumeuse)
- lighter
- (automotive) ignition system
- (sexuality) a tease (person who excites sexually)
- agent provocateur
- partner-in-crime; accomplice
Usage notes
[edit]- like prostitué, the feminine form is more common than the masculine one.
Further reading
[edit]- “allumeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.