toucher

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English toucher, equivalent to touch +‎ -er. The pejorative sense is derived from the sense of "touching" someone for money.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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toucher (plural touchers)

  1. One who touches.
  2. (bowls) A ball lying in contact with the jack.
  3. (Geordie, derogatory) A toucha; one who tries to get something out of others for nothing in return.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French toucher, from Old French tochier, from Vulgar Latin *toccāre, *tuccāre (to strike; to touch), probably of Germanic origin, or onomatopoetic.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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toucher m (plural touchers)

  1. the act of touching (see below)
  2. a way of touching
  3. the sense of touch, tactility

Verb

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toucher

  1. (transitive) to touch (physically)
    Ne me touche pas !Don't touch me!
  2. (transitive) to affect
    La maladie touche actuellement 2 millions de personnes.The disease currently affects 2 million people.
  3. (transitive) to receive, to get; to earn (money)
    Synonym: gagner
  4. (intransitive) to try, to try out [with à ‘something’]
    Je n’ai jamais touché au tabac.I've never tried tobacco.
  5. (intransitive, informal) to know a thing or two [with en ‘about something’]
    Ce mec est un ancien critique d’art. Je peux te dire qu’il touche en peinture!This guy is a former art critic. Believe me, he knows a thing or two about painting!

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: toucheren
  • German: touchieren

References

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  • Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French tochier.

Verb

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toucher

  1. to touch

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

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