glisseur
French, noun/ɡli.sœʁ/
glisseur is spelled G-L-I-S-S-E-U-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written French, the 170,198th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Glisseur is a French masculine noun meaning “slider (person who slides)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui glisse sur la glace”.
What does glisseur mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineslider (person who slides)
- 2
masculinecouple (turning force, masculine only)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui qui glisse sur la glace. 2. Celui qui glisse sur la neige.
noun: 1. Torseur dont le moment s’annule sur une droite. Torseur dont la résultante est perpendiculaire au moment.
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 glisseur
- glisseurs plural
- glisseuse feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce glisseur?
- /ɡli.sœʁ/
- \ɡli.sœʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is glisseur in French?
glisseur appears about once in every 28 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).