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chanteur

/ʃɑ̃.tœʁ/

adjective/ʃɑ̃.tœʁ/

that sings

Inherited from Old French chanteor (oblique form), from Latin cantōrem, equivalent to French chanter + -eur; compare also chantre, derived from the Latin nominative. Alternatively, from a Latin cantator, cantatorem.

noun, masculine/ʃɑ̃.tœʁ/plural: chanteurs

(male) singer

Inherited from Old French chanteor (oblique form), from Latin cantōrem, equivalent to French chanter + -eur; compare also chantre, derived from the Latin nominative. Alternatively, from a Latin cantator, cantatorem.