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# masseur

«masseur» in Mova's school dictionary: **to give massages: rubbing and pressing the muscles to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a masseur, masseurs)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A person whose job is to give massages: rubbing and pressing the muscles to help them relax or heal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/#m1)

2) (old use) A male person who gives massages; a woman was called a masseuse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In sport, teams often have a masseur to help players' sore muscles. In everyday life you might see one at a spa. Today many people say «massage therapist» instead. Phrases: sports masseur, see a masseur.

### examples

- The football team's masseur helped the player's sore leg. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/#x1)
- My mum saw a masseur for her bad back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/#x2)
- The masseur rubbed oil on the runner's calves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/#x3)
- A sports masseur travels with the team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/#x4)
- The masseur told him to drink more water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/#x5)
- She trained to be a masseur. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/#x6)
- The spa has two masseurs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/#x7)

### note

Countable: masseurs. French word: said ma-SUR. «Masseuse» (ma-SURZ) is the female form but can sound old-fashioned; «massage therapist» works for anyone. Related: massage (noun and verb).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «masseur» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masseur/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.