noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/məˈsɜː/
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General-American:/məˈsʊɹ/
General-American:/məˈsɝ/
rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)
rhymes with (US only) -ʊə(ɹ)
1
noun
Meaning 1
A person (especially male) who performs massage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: massage
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An instrument used in the performance of massage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a male massager
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: massager
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French masseur.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُدَلِّك
(mudallik)
— person who performs massage
Asturian:
masaxista
— person who performs massage
Belarusian:
масажыст
(masažyst)
— person who performs massage
Belarusian:
масажыстка
(masažystka)
— person who performs massage
Bulgarian:
масажи́ст
(masažíst)
— person who performs massage
Catalan:
massatgista
— person who performs massage
Chinese Mandarin:
按摩師 /按摩师
(ànmóshī)
— person who performs massage
Czech:
masér
— person who performs massage
Danish:
massør
— person who performs massage
Danish:
massøse
— person who performs massage
Dutch:
masseur
— person who performs massage
Dutch:
masseuse
— person who performs massage
Esperanto:
masaĝisto
— person who performs massage
Esperanto:
masaĝistino
— person who performs massage
Finnish:
hieroja
— person who performs massage
French:
masseur
— person who performs massage
French:
masseuse
— person who performs massage
Galician:
masaxista
— person who performs massage
German:
Masseur
— person who performs massage
German:
Masseurin
— person who performs massage
German:
Masseuse
— person who performs massage
Hungarian:
masszőr
— person who performs massage
Icelandic:
nuddari
— person who performs massage
Italian:
massaggiatore
— person who performs massage
Italian:
massaggiatrice
— person who performs massage
Japanese:
マッサージ師
(massāji-shi)
— person who performs massage
Japanese:
按摩
(anma)
— person who performs massage
Kyrgyz:
укалоочу
(ukaloocu)
— person who performs massage
Lao:
ຫມໍນວດ
(mǭ nūat)
— person who performs massage
Latin:
trāctātor
— person who performs massage
Latin:
tractātrīx
— person who performs massage
Latin:
ūnctor
— person who performs massage
Latin:
ūnctrīx
— person who performs massage
Macedonian:
ма́сер
(máser)
— person who performs massage
Māori:
kaikōmuru
— person who performs massage
Norman:
masseux
— person who performs massage
Norwegian Bokmål:
massør
— person who performs massage
Norwegian Bokmål:
massøse
— person who performs massage
Norwegian Nynorsk:
massør
— person who performs massage
Norwegian Nynorsk:
massøse
— person who performs massage
Persian:
ماساژور
(mâsâžor)
— person who performs massage
Persian:
ماسور
(mâsor)
— person who performs massage
Polish:
masażysta
— person who performs massage
Polish:
masażystka
— person who performs massage
Portuguese:
massagista
— person who performs massage
Portuguese:
massageador
— person who performs massage
Portuguese:
massageadora
— person who performs massage
Portuguese:
massajador
— person who performs massage
Portuguese:
massajadora
— person who performs massage
Romanian:
maseur
— person who performs massage
Romanian:
maseuză
— person who performs massage
Russian:
массажи́ст
(massažíst)
— person who performs massage
Russian:
массажи́стка
(massažístka)
— person who performs massage
Spanish:
masajista
— person who performs massage
Swedish:
massör
— person who performs massage
Swedish:
massös
— person who performs massage
Thai:
หมอนวด
(mɔ̌ɔ-nûuat)
— person who performs massage
Ukrainian:
масажист
(masažyst)
— person who performs massage
Ukrainian:
масажистка
(masažystka)
— person who performs massage
Unami:
sèhsikwënikès
— person who performs massage
Volapük:
masetan
— person who performs massage
Volapük:
himasetan
— person who performs massage
Volapük:
jimasetan
— person who performs massage
Yiddish:
שמײַסער
(shmayser)
— person who performs massage