coup de maitre

noun

A masterstroke.

OriginFrench coup de maître →
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Meanings

nouncoup de maitre (plural coups de maitre)

plural coups de maitre

  1. A masterstroke.
  2. medicineThe introduction of a catheter into the bladder via the urethra.

Origin

  1. Frenchcoup de maître
  2. Englishcoup de maitre

Borrowed from French coup de maître.

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coup de maitre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coup%20de%20maitre

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“coup de maitre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coup%20de%20maitre. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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