soigneur

Forms of soigneur

Origin of soigneur

Borrowed from French soigneur (“non-riding member of a cycling team; physiotherapist; trainer”), from soigner (“to look after, take care of; to nurse, treat”) + -eur (suffix forming masculine agent nouns from verbs). Soigner is derived from soin (“care”, noun) (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sunjō, *sunþijō (“care, responsibility; sooth, truth”), from *sunjaz (“real, true”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts, the active participle of *h₁ésti (“to be”), from *h₁es- (“to be”)) + -er (suffix forming infinitives of first-conjugation verbs). Doublet of soigné.

Related words

• soigné
• soigne

Words that rhyme with soigneur

• spur
• fur
• demur
• recur
• refer
• stir
• burr
• blur
• slur
• sir
• chasseur
• confer

Questions about soigneur

What does soigneur mean?

Soigneur means a non-riding member of a racing team whose role is to provide support (such as massages, supplies, and transportation) for the cyclists.

What part of speech is soigneur?

Soigneur is a noun.

How do you pronounce soigneur?

Soigneur is pronounced /swʌnˈjɜː/ (UK).

What is the plural of soigneur?

The plural of soigneur is soigneurs.