orateur

Is orateur masculine or feminine?

l'orateur
/loʁatœʁ/masculineorator

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'orateur illustra la théorie avec des exemples.

    The speaker illustrated the theory with examples.

  • Il n'a pas été un bon orateur.

    He was not a good speaker.

  • Cicéron était le plus éloquent des orateurs romains.

    Cicero was the most eloquent of the Roman orators.

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