blesser

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English

Etymology

From bless +‎ -er.

Noun

blesser (plural blessers)

  1. One who blesses; one who bestows or invokes a blessing.
  2. (slang, South Africa) A rich man who offers support (typically financial and material) to a younger female companion in exchange for sex, friendship, etc.
    • 2018, Claudia Mitchell, Relebohile Moletsane, Disrupting Shameful Legacies, page 94:
      Other participants suggested that girls with blessers were forward or naughty girls, thus exonerating the actual blessers from blame and responsibility.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French blesser, from Old French blecier (“to injure, hurt”), from Frankish *blaitijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blɛ.se/ ~ /ble.se/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

blesser

  1. to wound, to injure
    Il a été blessé par un coup de poignard au niveau des muscles abdominaux.
    He suffered a stab wound in the region of the abdominal muscles.
  2. (figuratively) to hurt one's feelings, to offend
  3. (reflexive) to injure oneself
    Je me suis blessé le pied droit.
    I've hurt my right foot.

Conjugation

Conjugation of blesser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple blesser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple blessant
/blɛ.sɑ̃/ or /ble.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle blessé
/blɛ.se/ or /ble.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present blesse
/blɛs/ 		blesses
/blɛs/ 		blesse
/blɛs/ 		blessons
/blɛ.sɔ̃/ or /ble.sɔ̃/ 		blessez
/blɛ.se/ or /ble.se/ 		blessent
/blɛs/
imperfect blessais
/blɛ.sɛ/ or /ble.sɛ/ 		blessais
/blɛ.sɛ/ or /ble.sɛ/ 		blessait
/blɛ.sɛ/ or /ble.sɛ/ 		blessions
/blɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /ble.sjɔ̃/ 		blessiez
/blɛ.sje/ or /ble.sje/ 		blessaient
/blɛ.sɛ/ or /ble.sɛ/
past historic2 blessai
/blɛ.se/ or /ble.se/ 		blessas
/blɛ.sa/ or /ble.sa/ 		blessa
/blɛ.sa/ or /ble.sa/ 		blessâmes
/blɛ.sam/ or /ble.sam/ 		blessâtes
/blɛ.sat/ or /ble.sat/ 		blessèrent
/blɛ.sɛʁ/ or /ble.sɛʁ/
future blesserai
/blɛ.sʁe/ or /ble.sʁe/ 		blesseras
/blɛ.sʁa/ or /ble.sʁa/ 		blessera
/blɛ.sʁa/ or /ble.sʁa/ 		blesserons
/blɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /ble.sʁɔ̃/ 		blesserez
/blɛ.sʁe/ or /ble.sʁe/ 		blesseront
/blɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /ble.sʁɔ̃/
conditional blesserais
/blɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ble.sʁɛ/ 		blesserais
/blɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ble.sʁɛ/ 		blesserait
/blɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ble.sʁɛ/ 		blesserions
/blɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ble.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		blesseriez
/blɛ.sə.ʁje/ or /ble.sə.ʁje/ 		blesseraient
/blɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ble.sʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present blesse
/blɛs/ 		blesses
/blɛs/ 		blesse
/blɛs/ 		blessions
/blɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /ble.sjɔ̃/ 		blessiez
/blɛ.sje/ or /ble.sje/ 		blessent
/blɛs/
imperfect2 blessasse
/blɛ.sas/ or /ble.sas/ 		blessasses
/blɛ.sas/ or /ble.sas/ 		blessât
/blɛ.sa/ or /ble.sa/ 		blessassions
/blɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /ble.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		blessassiez
/blɛ.sa.sje/ or /ble.sa.sje/ 		blessassent
/blɛ.sas/ or /ble.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — blesse
/blɛs/ 		— blessons
/blɛ.sɔ̃/ or /ble.sɔ̃/ 		blessez
/blɛ.se/ or /ble.se/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Conjugation of se blesser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se blesser
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se blessant
/sə blɛ.sɑ̃/ or /sə ble.sɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle blessé
/blɛ.se/ or /ble.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me blesse
/mə blɛs/ 		te blesses
/tə blɛs/ 		se blesse
/sə blɛs/ 		nous blessons
/nu blɛ.sɔ̃/ or /nu ble.sɔ̃/ 		vous blessez
/vu blɛ.se/ or /vu ble.se/ 		se blessent
/sə blɛs/
imperfect me blessais
/mə blɛ.sɛ/ or /mə ble.sɛ/ 		te blessais
/tə blɛ.sɛ/ or /tə ble.sɛ/ 		se blessait
/sə blɛ.sɛ/ or /sə ble.sɛ/ 		nous blessions
/nu blɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /nu ble.sjɔ̃/ 		vous blessiez
/vu blɛ.sje/ or /vu ble.sje/ 		se blessaient
/sə blɛ.sɛ/ or /sə ble.sɛ/
past historic2 me blessai
/mə blɛ.se/ or /mə ble.se/ 		te blessas
/tə blɛ.sa/ or /tə ble.sa/ 		se blessa
/sə blɛ.sa/ or /sə ble.sa/ 		nous blessâmes
/nu blɛ.sam/ or /nu ble.sam/ 		vous blessâtes
/vu blɛ.sat/ or /vu ble.sat/ 		se blessèrent
/sə blɛ.sɛʁ/ or /sə ble.sɛʁ/
future me blesserai
/mə blɛ.sʁe/ or /mə ble.sʁe/ 		te blesseras
/tə blɛ.sʁa/ or /tə ble.sʁa/ 		se blessera
/sə blɛ.sʁa/ or /sə ble.sʁa/ 		nous blesserons
/nu blɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /nu ble.sʁɔ̃/ 		vous blesserez
/vu blɛ.sʁe/ or /vu ble.sʁe/ 		se blesseront
/sə blɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /sə ble.sʁɔ̃/
conditional me blesserais
/mə blɛ.sʁɛ/ or /mə ble.sʁɛ/ 		te blesserais
/tə blɛ.sʁɛ/ or /tə ble.sʁɛ/ 		se blesserait
/sə blɛ.sʁɛ/ or /sə ble.sʁɛ/ 		nous blesserions
/nu blɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /nu ble.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous blesseriez
/vu blɛ.sə.ʁje/ or /vu ble.sə.ʁje/ 		se blesseraient
/sə blɛ.sʁɛ/ or /sə ble.sʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me blesse
/mə blɛs/ 		te blesses
/tə blɛs/ 		se blesse
/sə blɛs/ 		nous blessions
/nu blɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /nu ble.sjɔ̃/ 		vous blessiez
/vu blɛ.sje/ or /vu ble.sje/ 		se blessent
/sə blɛs/
imperfect2 me blessasse
/mə blɛ.sas/ or /mə ble.sas/ 		te blessasses
/tə blɛ.sas/ or /tə ble.sas/ 		se blessât
/sə blɛ.sa/ or /sə ble.sa/ 		nous blessassions
/nu blɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /nu ble.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		vous blessassiez
/vu blɛ.sa.sje/ or /vu ble.sa.sje/ 		se blessassent
/sə blɛ.sas/ or /sə ble.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — blesse-toi
/blɛs.twa/ 		— blessons-nous
/blɛ.sɔ̃.nu/ or /ble.sɔ̃.nu/ 		blessez-vous
/blɛ.se.vu/ or /ble.se.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

Old French blecier, see above.

Verb

blesser

  1. to hurt; to injure

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of blesser
infinitive simple blesser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple blessant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle blessé
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present blesse blesses blesse blessons blessez blessent
imperfect blessois, blessoys blessois, blessoys blessoit, blessoyt blessions, blessyons blessiez, blessyez blessoient, blessoyent
past historic blessa blessas blessa blessasmes blessastes blesserent
future blesserai, blesseray blesseras blessera blesserons blesserez blesseront
conditional blesserois, blesseroys blesserois, blesseroys blesseroit, blesseroyt blesserions, blesseryons blesseriez, blesseryez blesseroient, blesseroyent
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present blesse blesses blesse blessons blessez blessent
imperfect blessasse blessasses blessast blessassions blessassiez blessassent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — blesse — blessons blessez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château , Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château , op. cit., p. 180).
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