lanceur
French, noun/lɑ̃.sœʁ/
lanceur is spelled L-A-N-C-E-U-R (7 letters) and appears 4.8 times per million words in written French, the 11,545th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lanceur is a French masculine noun meaning “thrower” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui lance”.
What does lanceur mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethrower
- 2
masculinepitcher
- 3
masculinebowler
- 4
masculinebooster rocket
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui qui lance. 2. Joueur qui lance la balle vers la zone de prises afin de retirer le frappeur. 3. Fusée capable de placer une charge utile dans l’espace. 4. Dans le sport appelé paintball, élément mécanique ou électronique (ayant l’aspect d’une arme à feu individuelle) servant à propulser les billes grâce au gaz (CO₂ ou air comprimé) contenu dans une bouteille.
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 lanceur
- lanceurs plural
- lanceuse feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lanceur?
- /lɑ̃.sœʁ/
- \lɑ̃.sœʁ\
- [r]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lanceur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lanceur in French?
lanceur appears 4.8 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).