composteur

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.pɔs.tœʁ/

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• Rhymes: -œʁ
• Hyphenation: com‧pos‧teur

Etymology 1

From Italian compositore (“composer; compositor”).

Noun

composteur m (plural composteurs)

1. (printing) composing stick
2. a machine used for validating tickets

Etymology 2

From compost +‎ -eur.

Noun

composteur m (plural composteurs)

1. (horticulture) a composter (garden waste container)

Derived terms

• électrocomposteur, électro-composteur

Further reading

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