masseur


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mas·seur

 (mă-sûr′, mə-)
n.
A man who gives massages professionally.

[French, from masser, to massage; see massage.]
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masseur

(mæˈsɜː)
n
(Professions) a man who gives massages, esp as a profession
[C19: from French masser to massage]
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mas•seur

(məˈsɜr, -ˈsʊər)

n.
a man who provides massage as a profession or occupation.
[1875–80; < French; see massage, -eur]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.masseur - a male massagermasseur - a male massager      
massager - someone who rubs or kneads parts of the body to stimulate circulation and promote relaxation
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مُدَلِّك، عامِل مَساج
-kamasér
massør
masszőrmasszőz
nuddari
masér

masseur

[mæˈsɜːʳ] Nmasajista mf
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masseur

[mæˈsɜːr] nmasseur/euse m/f
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masseur

nMasseur m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

masseur

[mæˈsɜːʳ] nmassaggiatore m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

massage

(ˈmӕsaːʒ) , ((American) məˈsa:ʒ) verb
to treat (a person's body or part of it) by rubbing etc to ease and remove pain or stiffness. She massaged my sore back.dar masajes, masajear
noun
(a) treatment by massaging. His ankle was treated by massage.masaje
masseur (mӕˈsəː) feminine masseuse (maˈsəːz) , (American also) (məˈsu:z) noun
a person who gives massage. masajista
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mas·seur

n. Fr. masajista, persona que da masajes.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

masseur

n masajista m
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Royal Thai Police Commissioner-General Chakthip Chaijinda has demanded that the truth be found after a female Taiwanese tourist accused a masseur of sexually assaulting her while she was getting a massage in Bangkok on Thursday.
'Twenty-four hours lang naman ito, pagkatapos nito ay balik na kami sa pagiging masahista at manunugtog (This is only for 24 hours, after which we return to being masseurs and musicians),' said Ponferada, a masseur and former pianist at a well-known pizza chain restaurant.