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# masseur

noun (a masseur, masseurs)

«masseur» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person whose job is to give massages: rubbing and pressing the muscles to help them relax or heal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/#m1)
2. (old use) A male person who gives massages; a woman was called a masseuse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/#m2)

### In the lessons

In sport, teams often have a masseur to help players' sore muscles. In everyday life you might see one at a spa. Today many people say «massage therapist» instead. Phrases: sports masseur, see a masseur.

### Examples

- The football team's masseur helped the player's sore leg. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/#x1)
- My mum saw a masseur for her bad back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/#x2)
- The masseur rubbed oil on the runner's calves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/#x3)
- A sports masseur travels with the team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/#x4)
- The masseur told him to drink more water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/#x5)
- She trained to be a masseur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/#x6)
- The spa has two masseurs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/#x7)

### Note

Countable: masseurs. French word: said ma-SUR. «Masseuse» (ma-SURZ) is the female form but can sound old-fashioned; «massage therapist» works for anyone. Related: massage (noun and verb).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «masseur» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«masseur» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/masseur.html) on Mova free.