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-eur

a suffix occurring in loanwords from French, usually agent nouns formed from verbs (entrepreneur; voyeur), less commonly adjectives (agent provocateur).

Origin:
< F; OF -o(u)r < L -ōr- -or 2 and -eo(u)r < L -ātōr- -ator; see -tor
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