porteur

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French portour, from Late Latin portātōrem, from Latin portō. Equivalent to porter +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔʁ.tœʁ/

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Noun

porteur m (plural porteurs, feminine porteuse)

1. carrier (one who carries)

   chaise à porteurs ― sedan chair

2. porter (person who carries luggage and related objects)
3. bringer; bearer

   porteur d'un message ― message bearer

   titre au porteur ― bearer bond

   porteur de contraintes ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

4. wearer (one who wears)
   • 1985, Bernard Clavel, La saison des loup, →ISBN, page 143:

     Après tout, il suffirait peut-être de leur expliquer qu'il pouvait nullement leur communiquer le mal puisqu'il était porteur de gui qui protège

     After all, perhaps it would suffice to explain to them that he couldn't transmit the sickness to them because he was wearing protective mistletoe

Adjective

porteur (feminine porteuse, masculine plural porteurs, feminine plural porteuses)

1. carrying (in the process or carrying)

   une mère porteuse ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. booming, flourishing, high-growth

   Near-synonyms: prometteur, florissant

   un marché porteur ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Descendants

• → Turkish: portör

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• poutrer

Norman

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French porteur.

Noun

porteur m (plural porteurs)

1. (Jersey) porter

Synonyms

• portchi

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English porter.

Noun

porteur m (plural porteurs)

1. (Jersey) porter (strong, dark ale)