masseur

[ muh-sur; French ma-sœr ]

noun

, plural mas·seurs [m, uh, -, surz, m, a, -, sœr].

1. a man who provides massage as a profession or occupation.

masseur

/ mæˈsɜː /

noun

1. a man who gives massages, esp as a profession

Word History and Origins

Origin of masseur¹

From French, dating back to 1875–80; massage, -eur

Word History and Origins

Origin of masseur¹

C19: from French masser to massage

Example Sentences

Arteta likes to have even the masseurs and the physios, everyone that is important to the players, in training so they study on the ground what is important to the footballers, how work influences them.

From BBC

Initially, though, his ideas were treated with suspicion, and he had to pretend to be a masseur.

From BBC

He told listeners he was tested for the disease after his "angel" of a masseur found a mark on his shin and that it had been "caught as early as possible".

From BBC

Choe replies: "Yeah," before answering the other guests' questions about the masseur's appearance.

From BBC

"Because of the epidemic, we are now using promotions and coupons to attract customers, which actually make us run at a loss," one of the masseurs said.

From Reuters