masseuse

Etymology

Borrowed from French masseuse, feminine of masseur.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /maˈsɜːz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /məˈsuːs/, /məˈsʊz/

Noun

masseuse (plural masseuses, masculine masseur)

1. A woman who performs massage; a female masseur.
   • Friends (TV series, episode 3.05)

     Oh! I'm a masseuse. I give people massages and stuff.

2. (nonstandard) A masseur; a man who performs massage.
   • 2003, Helena B. Rich., L. C. S. W. Helena B. Rich, The Art of Masturdating: A Guidebook for Single Heterosexuals, iUniverse →ISBN, page 103

     He was a great masseuse.

   • 2012, Penny Dixon, Betrayed, Troubador Publishing Ltd →ISBN, page 57

     He was a good masseuse, and could always make Jez relax.

   • 1998, Bad Subjects Production Team, Bad Subjects: Political Education for Everyday Life, NYU Press →ISBN

     Waited, got up, opened the door and saw the masseuse playing backgammon. Told him I was ready, didn't know what for. He waved me away, and I returned to the slab. By the time he came in, a mustached masseuse was sponging down a German woman on the opposite side of the marble; her husband sat on the perimeter watching (this was not a traditional hamam).

   • year unknown, Jamie Lake, BOOK 4 - Bad Boy: Naughty at Night: Bad Boy | Gay Romance MM Boyfriend Series, Jamie Lake

     Just less than a week ago, he'd said he'd tell Peter's parents, his school, the press, that Peter was an erotic masseuse.

Etymology

Borrowed from French masseuse, equivalent to masseren +‎ -euse.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: mas‧seu‧se

Noun

masseuse f (plural masseuses, masculine masseur)

1. masseuse

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /masøz/

Noun

masseuse f (plural masseuses)

1. feminine equivalent of masseur

Further reading

• “masseuse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).