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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French chanteur (“male singer”).
Pronunciation
Noun
chanteur (plural chanteurs)
- A male singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
- Coordinate term: chanteuse
1976 December 18, David Holland, “Dear Santa...”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 25, page 16:Pyramid Records, he says, has just relesased D.C. Larue's The Tea Dance. Larue is gay-dom's latest chanteur with no hints about it.
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French chanteor (oblique form), from Latin cantōrem, equivalent to French chanter + -eur; compare also chantre, derived from the Latin nominative. Alternatively, from a Latin cantator, cantatorem.
Pronunciation
Adjective
chanteur (feminine chanteuse, masculine plural chanteurs, feminine plural chanteuses)
- (singing) that sings
Noun
chanteur m (plural chanteurs, feminine chanteuse)
- (singing) (male) singer
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