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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
-euse, 
  1. a suffix occurring in loanwords from French, forming feminine nouns corresponding to nouns ending in -eur: chanteuse.
  • Latin -ōsa, feminine of -ōsus -ose1 (French -eux); taken as feminine of -eur when this suffix had lost its final consonant (later restored) and was homonymous with -eux (hence, masculine -eu(r), feminine -euse, by analogy with -eux, -euse)
  • French

'-euse' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Eusebius of Caesarea - berceuse - boudeuse - cacqueteuse - causeuse - chanteuse - danseuse - diseuse - dormeuse - farceuse - fumeuse - masseuse - poudreuse - précieuse - raconteuse - veilleuse

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