correcteur

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French correcteur, from Latin corrēector, from corrigere (to straighten (out), to rectify, to correct).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔ.rɛkˈtøːr/
  • Hyphenation: cor‧rec‧teur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

correcteur m (plural correcteurs, diminutive correcteurtje n)

  1. A corrector, notably:
    1. (dated, chiefly Belgium) proofreader
      Synonym: proeflezer
    2. (obsolete) censor

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corrēctor, from corrigō (to straighten (out), rectify, correct).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.ʁɛk.tœʁ/
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Noun

correcteur m (plural correcteurs)

  1. a corrector, notably a proofreader

Derived terms

  • corrigeur m

Adjective

correcteur (feminine correctrice, masculine plural correcteurs, feminine plural correctrices)

  1. corrective

Further reading

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