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masculine

/tɥœʁ/

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Translation

killer

Word origin

An agent noun from the verb tuer ('to kill'), formed with the suffix -eur, from Latin -ator. The verb is usually traced to Latin tutari ('to protect, to put out').

Origin
Latin
Root
tutari

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluraltueurs

Examples

.

The police have been looking for the killer for weeks.

.

The police have been looking for the killer for three months.

.

The killer was finally arrested last night.

.

The killer was arrested by the police last night.

C' .

It's a novel about a well-known serial killer.

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This word is part of lesson 14.