French word

footballeur

Pronunciation

IPA/futbɔlœʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounsoccer player

Example

Il est footballeur dans un club local.

He is a soccer player at a local club.

Illustration for footballeur (soccer player)

More examples

Un jeune footballeur joue au centre de formation.

A young soccer player plays at the training center.

Core concept

A football player moving the ball with the feet while working toward a goal.

Common phrases

  • un jeune footballeur

    a young soccer player

  • un footballeur prometteur

    a promising soccer player

Similar words

joueur de foot: An informal term for a soccer player.
joueur: A general term for someone taking part in a sport or game.
joueur de football: A formal term for a person who plays soccer.
footballeuse: A woman who plays soccer.

Definition in French

Personne pratiquant le football, nom formé sur le mot « football » avec le suffixe agent « -eur ».

Word origin

French formed footballeur from the borrowed English noun football and the agent suffix -eur for a person who performs the activity.

Usage tips

  • Footballeur is masculine, while the feminine form is footballeuse; both take the article un or une accordingly.

Related words

  • footballeusefemale soccer playernoun

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