souffleur

See also: Souffleur

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French souffleur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈfløːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: souf‧fleur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

souffleur m (plural souffleurs, feminine souffleuse)

  1. (theater) a prompter

French

Etymology

From souffler +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.flœʁ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

souffleur m (plural souffleurs, feminine souffleuse)

  1. blower; glassblower
  2. (theater) prompter (person)
  3. blower (machine)
    souffleur à feuilles
    leaf blower
  4. blower (animal which blows out air through its blowhole)

Descendants

  • Czech: suflér
  • Dutch: souffleur
  • Polish: sufler
  • Romanian: sufleor
  • Russian: суфлёр (sufljór)
  • Turkish: suflör

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