causer

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English

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Etymology

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From cause +‎ -er.

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Noun

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causer (plural causers)

  1. someone or something that causes or produces an effect.

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References

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  • The New International Webster's Comprehensive Dictionary of the English Language, Encyclopedic Edition (2003). →ISBN

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French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From cause +‎ -er.

Verb

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causer

  1. to cause (be the cause of)
    Synonym: provoquer

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Latin causārī.

Verb

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causer

  1. (informal, transitive) to speak (a language)
    Synonym: parler
    Tu causes le céfran, mec ?You speak frog, dude?
  2. (informal, intransitive) to speak, talk, chat; to be waffling on about
    De quoi il cause ?What's he banging on about?
    • 1966, Jacques Brel (lyrics and music), “Ces gens-là”:
      Faut vous dire Monsieur que chez ces gens-là / On ne cause pas Monsieur, on ne cause pas, on compte
      You must know, sir, that with these people / They don't talk, sir, they don't talk, they count
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Latin

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Verb

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causer

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of causor