Etymology

-euse

Today it means: Forming nouns denoting female people, usually from terms ending in French -eur. Full definition →

French -euse
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  1. French · borrowed from-euse
  2. French · borrowed from-euse
  3. English today-euse

Borrowed from French -euse.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.