tombeur

French

Etymology

From tomber +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɔ̃.bœʁ/
Rhymes: -œʁ

Noun

tombeur m (plural tombeurs, feminine tombeuse)

seducer, heartbreaker, lady-killer (person who succeeds in seducing)
defeater, slayer
- 10 December 2022, “Angleterre-France : le king Giroud délivre des Bleus qui filent en demi-finale de la Coupe du monde”, in Le Figaro:
  Mercredi elle défiera le Maroc, tombeur du Portugal.
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Further reading

“tombeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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