masseuse

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /məˈsus/ UK /maˈsəːz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a woman who provides massage professionally

The masseuse worked the knots from his shoulders with firm strokes.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a woman who provides... masseurmassagisttherapist

Word family

Related forms masseur massage

Etymology

From French masseuse, the feminine of masseur ('one who massages'), from masser ('to massage'), probably from Arabic massa ('to touch, handle'). A woman who gives massages professionally.

masseuse French masser French

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# masseuse

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /məˈsus/
**IPA (UK):** /maˈsəːz/

## Meanings
1. a woman who provides massage professionally

## Examples
- The masseuse worked the knots from his shoulders with firm strokes.

## Synonyms
- masseur
- massagist
- therapist

## Related Forms
- masseur
- massage

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: masseuse
- Root: masser

## Etymology
From French masseuse, the feminine of masseur ('one who massages'), from masser ('to massage'), probably from Arabic massa ('to touch, handle'). A woman who gives massages professionally.

## AI Etymology
Masseuse comes from French masseuse, the feminine of masseur ('one who massages'), from masser ('to massage'), probably from Arabic massa ('to touch, handle'). A woman who gives massages professionally. The etymological trail includes French masseuse, French masser. The same word family includes masseur, massage. Its current noun use means "a woman who provides massage professionally".

## Topics
- People & Society

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