Pasteur

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proper noun

A surname from French.

OriginFrench pasteur →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from French.
  2. usuallywhen not otherwise specifiedLouis Pasteur, a French biologist of the nineteenth century.

Origin

  1. Frenchpasteur
  2. EnglishPasteur

French pasteur, "shepherd". Doublet of Pastore.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pasturePuertasupstareSupetar
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APA

Pasteur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pasteur

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“Pasteur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pasteur. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pasteur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pasteur.

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