Suffix
Forming nouns denoting female people, usually from terms ending in French -eur.
Usage- morpheme
- Examples
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amateur + -euse → amateuse (French: amatrice)
arbitrage + -euse → arbitrageuse (the male arbitrageur itself is formed in English; French: arbitragiste m or f by sense)
More examples (5)
gossip + -euse → gossipeuse (gossip itself is not from French)
literateur /litterateur + -euse → literateuse /litterateuse (French: littératrice)
provocateur + -euse → provocateuse (French: provocatrice)
restauranteur /restaurateur + -euse → restauranteuse /restaurateuse (French: restauratrice)
strip + -euse → strippeuse (strip itself is not from French)