bleueur
French, noun/blœ.œʁ/
bleueur is spelled B-L-E-U-E-U-R (7 letters). Bleueur is a French masculine noun meaning “blueness; blue tint or glow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ouvrier chargé de bleuir les aiguilles, en affinant leurs pointes sur une meule afin de leur donner une…”.
What does bleueur mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineobsoletea worker responsible for bluing needles, by sharpening their points on a grinding wheel in order to give them a blue color
noun
- 1
feminineblueness; blue tint or glow
- 2
femininebluish mist or atmosphere, especially in the distance
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ouvrier chargé de bleuir les aiguilles, en affinant leurs pointes sur une meule afin de leur donner une teinte bleue.
noun: 1. Couleur bleue ; teinte ou lueur bleue. 2. Brume ou atmosphère bleuâtre, notamment dans le lointain.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bleueur
- bleueurs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bleueur?
- /blœ.œʁ/
- \blø.œʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bleueur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.