receveur

French

Etymology

From recevoir +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.s(ə).vœʁ/

Noun

receveur m (plural receveurs, feminine receveuse)

1. receiver, collector
2. (baseball) catcher

Derived terms

• receveur des contributions (“tax collector”)
• receveur des postes (“postmaster”)

Further reading

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