chômeur

UK/ʃəʊˈmɜː/

noun

An actant that has been 'demoted' to a less salient syntactic position, such as the agent of a passive clause.

OriginFrench chômeur →
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Meanings

nounchômeur (plural chômeurs)

plural chômeurs

  1. Relational Grammarhuman sciencesAn actant that has been 'demoted' to a less salient syntactic position, such as the agent of a passive clause.

Origin

  1. Frenchchômeur
  2. Englishchômeur

Borrowed from French chômeur. Coined by Colette Grinevald.

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APA

chômeur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ch%C3%B4meur

MLA

“chômeur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ch%C3%B4meur. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chômeur,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ch%C3%B4meur.

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