agriculteur

Is agriculteur masculine or feminine?

l'agriculteur
/laɡʁikyltœʁ/masculinefarmer

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -teur are usually masculine.
The suffix names a person or thing that performs an action.
95.8% of -teur nouns are masculine

In context

  • L'agriculteur labourait son champ toute la journée.

    The farmer plowed his field all day.

  • L'agriculteur a semé son champ de blé.

    The farmer sowed his field with wheat.

  • L'agriculteur labourait son champ tout le jour.

    The farmer plowed his field all day.

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