"porteur" meaning in French

See porteur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɔʁ.tœʁ/ Audio: Fr-porteur.ogg Forms: porteuse [feminine], porteurs [masculine, plural], porteuses [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French portour, from Late Latin portātōrem, from Latin portō. Equivalent to porter + -eur. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|portour|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French portour, {{inh+|fr|fro|portour}} Inherited from Old French portour, {{inh|fr|LL.|portātor|portātōrem}} Late Latin portātōrem, {{inh|fr|la|portō}} Latin portō, {{af|fr|porter|-eur}} porter + -eur Head templates: {{fr-adj|f=porteuse}} porteur (feminine porteuse, masculine plural porteurs, feminine plural porteuses)
  1. carrying (in the process or carrying) Derived forms: mère porteuse
    Sense id: en-porteur-fr-adj-aXgR7SUU Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -eur Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 55 3 1 2 38 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -eur: 41 10 4 5 40

Noun

IPA: /pɔʁ.tœʁ/ Audio: Fr-porteur.ogg Forms: porteurs [plural], porteuse [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French portour, from Late Latin portātōrem, from Latin portō. Equivalent to porter + -eur. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|portour|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French portour, {{inh+|fr|fro|portour}} Inherited from Old French portour, {{inh|fr|LL.|portātor|portātōrem}} Late Latin portātōrem, {{inh|fr|la|portō}} Latin portō, {{af|fr|porter|-eur}} porter + -eur Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=porteuse}} porteur m (plural porteurs, feminine porteuse)
  1. carrier (one who carries) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-porteur-fr-noun-uOvTZ7dw Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -eur Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -eur: 41 10 4 5 40
  2. porter Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-porteur-fr-noun-94sbvar6
  3. bringer; bearer Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-porteur-fr-noun-Ia7EcGNl
  4. wearer (one who wears) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-porteur-fr-noun-jaZ5h3WL Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -eur Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -eur: 41 10 4 5 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chaise à porteurs, porteur de contraintes, titre au porteur

Inflected forms

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