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; see origin at massage, -eur

Example Sentences

Naipaul published The Mystic Masseur in 1957, but A House for Mr. Biswas is his first truly brilliant novel.

From Slate • Aug. 12, 2018

In writing about such magnificent lingoists, color threatens to overwhelm shape, as it very nearly did in Naipaul's roguish first novel, The Mystic Masseur.

From Time Magazine Archive

If her evidence and that of the Masseur Mijji, were true, then Wilde’s evidence on that part of the case was untrue, and the jury must use their own discretion.

From The Trial of Oscar Wilde From the Shorthand Reports by Anonymous