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masculine

/ʃa.sœʁ/

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Translation

hunter

Word origin

From chasser ('to hunt'), from Vulgar Latin captiare, a variant of Latin captare ('to try to catch'), the frequentative of capere ('to take'). The word also names a fighter aircraft and a hotel pageboy in French.

Origin
Latin
Root
captare
English cognates
chase, catch, capture

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralchasseurs

Examples

.

The hunter came home empty-handed.

partent .

The hunters set off before daybreak.

l' .

My uncle has been a hunter since the age of sixteen.

.

A hunter showed us the way to the farm.

sagement barrière.

The hunter's dog waited quietly by the gate.

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This word is part of lesson 37.