couvreur
French, noun/ku.vʁœʁ/
couvreur is spelled C-O-U-V-R-E-U-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 38,702nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Couvreur is a French masculine noun meaning “slater, roofer (one who lays slate)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui fait les couvertures des bâtiments”.
What does couvreur mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineslater, roofer (one who lays slate)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui qui fait les couvertures des bâtiments. 2. Officier chargé de garder la porte du temple.
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 couvreur
- couvreurs plural
- couvreuse feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce couvreur?
- /ku.vʁœʁ/
- \ku.vʁœʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to couvreur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is couvreur in French?
couvreur appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).