porteur

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French portour, from Late Latin portātōrem, from Latin portō. Equivalent to porter +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɔʁ.tœʁ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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porteur m (plural porteurs, feminine porteuse)

  1. carrier (one who carries)
  2. porter
  3. bringer; bearer
    porteur d’un message
    message bearer
  4. wearer (one who wears)
    • 1985, Bernard Clavel, La saison des loup, →ISBN, page 143:
      Après tout, il suffirait peut-être de leur expliquer qu’il pouvait nullement leur communiquer le mal puisqu’il était porteur de gui qui protège
      After all, perhaps it would suffice to explain to them that he couldn't transmit the sickness to them because he was wearing protective mistletoe

Derived terms

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Adjective

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porteur (feminine porteuse, masculine plural porteurs, feminine plural porteuses)

  1. carrying (in the process or carrying)
    une mère porteuse(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. booming, flourishing, high-growth
    Near-synonyms: prometteur, florissant
    un marché porteur(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Descendants

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  • Turkish: portör

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Norman

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French porteur.

Noun

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porteur m (plural porteurs)

  1. (Jersey) porter
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English porter.

Noun

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porteur m (plural porteurs)

  1. (Jersey) porter (strong, dark ale)