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 singular pécheresse, masculine plural pécheurs, feminine plural pécheresses)

sinning; sinful

Noun

pécheur m (plural pécheurs, feminine pécheresse)

sinner

Usage notes

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

Related terms

Further reading

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

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