chanteur

Is chanteur masculine or feminine?

lechanteur
/lə ʃɑ̃tœʁ/masculinesinger

The feminine form is chanteuse

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

  • Un de ces jours ce chanteur sera célèbre.

    One of these days the singer will be famous.

  • C'est un célèbre chanteur populaire au Japon.

    He's a famous popular singer in Japan.

  • L'homme assis là-bas est un célèbre chanteur.

    The man sitting over there is a famous singer.

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