moqueur

French

Etymology

Etymology tree

French moquer

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -(ā)tōrem

Old French -or

Middle French -eur

French -eur

French moqueur

From moquer (“to mock”) +‎ -eur (“suffix forming agent nouns”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.kœʁ/

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• Homophone: moqueurs
• Rhymes: -œʁ

Noun

moqueur m (plural moqueurs, feminine moqueuse)

1. mocker, someone who mocks, someone who pokes fun

Adjective

moqueur (feminine moqueuse, masculine plural moqueurs, feminine plural moqueuses)

1. mocking; that mocks, that pokes fun

Noun

moqueur m (plural moqueurs)

1. mockingbird

Further reading

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