pécheur

See also: pecheur, Pecheur, pêcheur, and pecheür

French

Etymology

From Old French pecheor, inherited from Latin peccātor, peccātōrem. Synchronically analysable as pécher +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ʃœʁ/
• Homophone: pécheurs

Adjective

pécheur (feminine pécheresse, masculine plural pécheurs, feminine plural pécheresses)

1. sinning; sinful

Noun

pécheur m (plural pécheurs, feminine pécheresse)

1. sinner

Usage notes

Not to be confused with pêcheur (“fisherman”).

Related terms

• pécher
• péché

Further reading

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