chanteur

From Old French chanteor (oblique form), from Latin cantōrem, accusative singular of cantor, equivalent to French chanter + -eur; compare also chantre, derived from the Latin nominative. Alternatively, from a Latin cantator, cantatorem.

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑ̃.tœʁ/

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chanteur (feminine singular chanteuse, masculine plural chanteurs, feminine plural chanteuses)

1. that sings

chanteur m (plural chanteurs)

1. a (male) singer

• chanteuse
• chantre

• “chanteur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).