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motour

motour is the obsolete spelling of motor.

Meaning of motor

Noun

motor (plural motors)

  1. A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
    • Near-synonyms: drive, engine (sometimes synonymous)
    Synonyms:
    drive, engine
  2. (now colloquial outside attributive use) A motor car, or automobile, sometimes extended to other powered vehicles, such as goods vehicles.
    • Nice motor!
  3. (figuratively) A source of power for something; an inspiration; a driving force.
    Synonyms:
    engine
  4. Any protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work.
  5. (archaic, poetic) The controller or prime mover of the universe; God.
  6. (slang) The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".
    Synonyms:
    kicker

See all 12 meanings of motor

Forms of motour

pluralmotours

Questions about motour

What is motour the obsolete spelling of?
Motour is the obsolete spelling of motor.

Words near motour in the dictionary

  1. motoryachts
  2. motos
  3. motosensory
  4. mototaxista
  5. mototaxistas
  6. motour
  7. motours
  8. Motovun
  9. Motown
  10. Motowner
  11. Motowners

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Adapted from Wiktionary: motour (page history and authors); motor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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