vengeur

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French vengeor, vengeour, vengedur. By surface analysis, venger +‎ -eur. Possibly corresponding to Late Latin vindicātōrem,[1][2] from Latin vindicō. Compare Spanish vengador.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɑ̃.ʒœʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -œʁ
  • Homophones: vangeur, vangeurs, vengeurs

Adjective

vengeur (feminine vengeresse, masculine plural vengeurs, feminine plural vengeresses)

  1. vengeful

Noun

vengeur m (plural vengeurs, feminine vengeresse)

  1. avenger

References
  1. https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/vengeur_vengeresse/81402
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=MPdOAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Further reading
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