pécheur

See also: pecheur, Pecheur, pêcheur, and pecheür

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French pecheor, inherited from Latin peccātōrem. By surface analysis, pécher +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ʃœʁ/

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• Homophone: pécheurs

Adjective

pécheur (feminine pécheresse or pècheresse, masculine plural pécheurs, feminine plural pécheresses or pècheresses)

1. sinning; sinful

Noun

pécheur m (plural pécheurs, feminine pécheresse or pècheresse)

1. sinner

Usage notes

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

Related terms

• pécher
• péché

Further reading

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