Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soigneur

/swʌnˈjɝ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: soign-eur
IPA: /swʌnˈjɝ/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A non-riding member of a racing team whose role is to provide support (such as massages, supplies, and transportation) for the cyclists.

Etymology

Borrowed from French soigneur (“non-riding member of a cycling team; physiotherapist; trainer”), from soigner (“to look after, take care of; to nurse, treat”) + -eur (suffix forming masculine agent nouns from verbs). Soigner is derived from soin (“care”, noun) (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sunjō, *sunþijō (“care, responsibility; sooth, truth”), from *sunjaz (“real, true”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts, the active participle of *h₁ésti (“to be”), from *h₁es- (“to be”)) + -er (suffix forming infinitives of first-conjugation verbs). Doublet of soigné.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₁es-, soigneur, *sunjō, *h₁sónts

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /swʌnˈjɝ/
British English: /swʌnˈjɜː/

Inflected Forms

soigneurs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

soigné soigne

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce soigneur?: The recorded pronunciation is /swʌnˈjɝ/.
What does soigneur mean?: A non-riding member of a racing team whose role is to provide support (such as massages, supplies, and transportation) for the cyclists.
Where does soigneur come from?: It is traced to French.

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