ouvreur

French

Etymology 1

ouvrir + -eur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.vʁœʁ/

Noun

ouvreur m (plural ouvreurs)

  1. opener
  2. forerunner
  3. usher

Etymology 2

ouvrer + -eur (found in Old French as ovrëor, ovreur, ouvreor), possibly corresponding to Latin operātōr, operātōrem, and therefore a doublet of the borrowing opérateur.

Noun

ouvreur m (plural ouvreurs)

  1. a worker in papermaking, charged with drawing out the paste from the vat and spreading it evenly to make a sheet
  2. a worker in glassmaking
  3. a worker who fashions textile materials and prepares them for weaving

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