masseur

[muh-sur, ma-sœr]

noun

plural

masseurs 

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

masseur

/ mæˈsɜː /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of masseur¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of masseur¹

C19: from French masser to _massage

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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

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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".

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

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