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French
Etymology 1
From ouvrir + -eur.
Pronunciation
Noun
ouvreur m (plural ouvreurs, feminine ouvreuse)
- opener
- forerunner
- usher
Etymology 2
From ouvrer + -eur (found in Old French as ovrëor, ovreur, ouvreor), possibly corresponding to Latin operātōrem, and therefore a doublet of the borrowing opérateur.
Noun
ouvreur m (plural ouvreurs, feminine ouvreuse)
- a worker in papermaking, charged with drawing out the paste from the vat and spreading it evenly to make a sheet
- a worker in glassmaking
- a worker who fashions textile materials and prepares them for weaving
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