masseur

UK/məˈsɜː/US/məˈsʊɹ/

nounB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #11,329 of 15,258leans spoken

Other forms: masseurs

A masseur is a person trained to rub the body to ease it. See a masseur, a sports masseur, book a masseur.

The word is masculine, with masseuse the feminine form, though many now say massage therapist to avoid the split. A sports masseur works on recovery rather than relaxation, which is a different trade.

Definitions of masseur

1nounmasseurA person trained to rub the body to ease it.B2+
“After the marathon, a masseur worked on her tired legs for half an hour.”

masseur is a worker.

Where it comes from

French
masseur
English, today
masseur

Borrowed from French masseur.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Jobs & Professions

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masseur in the wild

In English-speaking European countries, traditionally a person professionally trained to give massages is known by the gendered French loanwords masseur (male) or masseuse (female).
Massage
The person providing the massage is called a masseur (male) or masseuse (female).
Erotic massage
In the film, an art dealer talks about relationships and philosophy with her masseur.
Full Body Massage
There he worked as a plumber and masseur, and started wrestling following his elder brothers Fritz and Harald.
Axel Grönberg
Sylvan Richardson is a British guitarist, composer, and masseur.
Sylvan Richardson

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