dragueur

French

Etymology

draguer +‎ -eur

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʁa.ɡœʁ/

Noun

dragueur m (plural dragueurs, feminine dragueuse)

1. dredger (boat)
2. dredger (person)
3. (informal) someone who chats people up, usually regularly.

Derived terms

• dragueur de mines (“minesweeper”)

Further reading

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