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ouvreur.

opener

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/u.vʁœʁ/
  1. opener

    masculine
  2. forerunner

    masculine
  3. usher

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree French ouvrir Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -(ā)tōrem Old French -or Middle French -eur French -eur French ouvreur From ouvrir + -eur.

noun
  1. a worker in papermaking, charged with drawing out the paste from the vat and spreading it evenly to make a sheet

    masculine
  2. a worker in glassmaking

    masculine
  3. a worker who fashions textile materials and prepares them for weaving

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree French ouvrer Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -(ā)tōrem Old French -or Middle French -eur French -eur French ouvreur From ouvrer + -eur (found in Old French as ovrëor, ovreur, ouvreor), possibly corresponding to Latin operātōrem, and therefore a doublet of the borrowing opérateur.

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