| AUTEUR | • auteur n. A creative artist, especially a film director, seen as having a specific, recognisable artistic vision… • AUTEUR n. (French) a film director, esp. when thought of as the creator of a particular genre and carrying a personal stamp, also AUTEURIST. |
| AMATEUR | • amateur n. (Now rare) A lover of something. • amateur n. A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, science, or art (such as music or painting), especially… • amateur n. Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful. |
| HAUTEUR | • hauteur n. Haughtiness or arrogance; loftiness. • HAUTEUR n. (French) haughtiness; arrogance. |
| FROTTEUR | • frotteur n. One who commits an act of frotteurism. • FROTTEUR n. (French) the active participant in frottage, in the sexual sense. |
| SABOTEUR | • saboteur n. A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy. • SABOTEUR n. (French) one who performs acts of sabotage. |
| SECATEUR | • SECATEUR n. (French) a pruning tool. |
| ANIMATEUR | • animateur n. One who promotes particular activity, especially one of a cultural or artistic nature. • ANIMATEUR n. a person who enlivens or encourages something, especially a promoter of artistic enterprises. |
| PROSATEUR | • prosateur n. A writer of French prose. • PROSATEUR n. (French) one who writes prose for a living. |
| RACONTEUR | • raconteur n. A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit. • raconteur v. To make witty remarks or stories. • RACONTEUR n. (French) a teller of anecdotes. |
| SHAMATEUR | • shamateur n. A sportsman or athlete who is officially an amateur but who makes money from playing, or who otherwise… • SHAMATEUR n. an amateur who is actually paid for his or her performance. |
| COLPORTEUR | • colporteur n. A peddler of publications, especially of religious books. • COLPORTEUR n. (French) a peddler of religious books. |
| RAPPORTEUR | • rapporteur n. (Law, politics) A person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and… • RAPPORTEUR n. (French) a person who gives reports (as at a meeting of a learned society). |
| REPETITEUR | • repetiteur n. (Music, theater) A tutor or coach of ballet dancers or opera singers. • REPETITEUR n. (French) a coach, tutor; one who rehearses opera singers. |
| LITTERATEUR | • litterateur n. A person engaged in various literary works: literary critic, essayist, writer. • littérateur n. Alternative spelling of litterateur. • LITTERATEUR n. (French) one who is devoted to the study or writing of literature. |
| PROVOCATEUR | • provocateur n. One who engages in provocative behavior. • provocateur n. An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts. • PROVOCATEUR n. (French) one who provokes others to commit a crime. |
| RESTAURATEUR | • restaurateur n. The owner of a restaurant. • RESTAURATEUR n. (French) the operator or proprietor of a restaurant. |
| RESTAURANTEUR | • restauranteur n. (Sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of restaurateur. • RESTAURANTEUR n. (French) one who frequents restaurants. |
| CONGLOMERATEUR | • conglomerateur n. (Business) One who forms conglomerates. • CONGLOMERATEUR n. a person who forms or heads a conglomerate. |