masseur

American  

[muh-sur, ma-sœr] / məˈsɜr, maˈsœr /

noun

PLURAL

masseurs

1. a man who provides massage as a profession or occupation.

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masseur British  

/ mæˈsɜː /

noun

1. a man who gives massages, esp as a profession

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Etymology

Origin of masseur

From French, dating back to 1875–80; massage, -eur

Example Sentences

My chiropractor enlisted a masseur named Daniel to help with my “back of steel,” as he put it.

From Los Angeles Times

Arteta likes to have even the masseurs and the physios, everyone that is important to the players, in training so they study on the ground what is important to the footballers, how work influences them.

From BBC

Initially, though, his ideas were treated with suspicion, and he had to pretend to be a masseur.

From BBC

He told listeners he was tested for the disease after his "angel" of a masseur found a mark on his shin and that it had been "caught as early as possible".

From BBC

Choe replies: "Yeah," before answering the other guests' questions about the masseur's appearance.

From BBC