masseur

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UK/məˈsɜː/US/məˈsʊɹ/US/məˈsɝ/

noun

A person (especially male) who performs massage.

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

nounmasseur (plural masseurs)

plural masseurs

  1. massageA person (especially male) who performs massage.

    You each get a regular massage by a naked masseur.

    1978, Ted Bistroff, Massage Parlor Stud
  2. An instrument used in the performance of massage.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Frenchmasseur
  2. Frenchmasseur
  3. Englishmasseur

Borrowed from French masseur.

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Translations

Arabic مُدَلِّك
  • مُدَلِّك (mudallik)person who performs massage
Bulgarian масажи́ст
  • масажи́ст (masažíst)person who performs massage
Catalan massatgista
  • massatgistaperson who performs massage
Chinese Mandarin 按摩師 /按摩师
  • 按摩師 /按摩师 (ànmóshī)person who performs massage
Czech masér
  • masérperson who performs massage
Danish massør, massøse
  • massørperson who performs massage
  • massøseperson who performs massage
Dutch masseur, masseuse
  • masseurperson who performs massage
  • masseuseperson who performs massage
Esperanto masaĝisto, masaĝistino
  • masaĝistoperson who performs massage
  • masaĝistinoperson who performs massage
Finnish hieroja
  • hierojaperson who performs massage
French masseur, masseuse
  • masseurperson who performs massage
  • masseuseperson who performs massage
German Masseur, Masseurin
  • Masseurperson who performs massage
  • Masseurinperson who performs massage
  • Masseuseperson who performs massage
Hungarian masszőr
  • masszőrperson who performs massage
Icelandic nuddari
  • nuddariperson who performs massage
Italian massaggiatore, massaggiatrice
  • massaggiatoreperson who performs massage
  • massaggiatriceperson who performs massage
Japanese マッサージ師, 按摩
  • マッサージ師 (massāji-shi)person who performs massage
  • 按摩 (anma)person who performs massage
Latin trāctātor, tractātrīx
  • trāctātorperson who performs massage
  • tractātrīxperson who performs massage
  • ūnctorperson who performs massage
  • ūnctrīxperson who performs massage
Māori kaikōmuru
  • kaikōmuruperson who performs massage
Norwegian Bokmål massør, massøse
  • massørperson who performs massage
  • massøseperson who performs massage
Persian ماساژور, ماسور
  • ماساژور (mâsâžor)person who performs massage
  • ماسور (mâsor)person who performs massage
Polish masażysta, masażystka
  • masażystaperson who performs massage
  • masażystkaperson who performs massage
Portuguese massagista, massageador
  • massagistaperson who performs massage
  • massageadorperson who performs massage
  • massageadoraperson who performs massage
  • massajadorperson who performs massage
  • massajadoraperson who performs massage
Romanian maseur, maseuză
  • maseurperson who performs massage
  • maseuzăperson who performs massage
Russian массажи́ст, массажи́стка
  • массажи́ст (massažíst)person who performs massage
  • массажи́стка (massažístka)person who performs massage
Spanish masajista
  • masajistaperson who performs massage
Swedish massör, massös
  • massörperson who performs massage
  • massösperson who performs massage
Thai หมอนวด
  • หมอนวด (mɔ̌ɔ-nûuat)person who performs massage
Ukrainian масажист, масажистка
  • масажист (masažyst)person who performs massage
  • масажистка (masažystka)person who performs massage
Yiddish שמײַסער
  • שמײַסער (shmayser)person who performs massage

Rhymes & wordplay

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Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

masseur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masseur

MLA

“masseur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masseur. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “masseur,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masseur.

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