lanceuse
French, noun/lɑ̃.søz/
lanceuse is spelled L-A-N-C-E-U-S-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written French, the 73,828th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lanceuse is a French feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of lanceur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celle qui lance”.
What does lanceuse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of lanceur
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celle qui lance. 2. Joueuse qui lance la balle vers la zone de prises afin de retirer le frappeur.
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 lanceuse
- lanceuses plural
- lanceur masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lanceuse?
- /lɑ̃.søz/
- \lɑ̃.søz\
- [lɑ̃.ɬ͡søɮ͡z]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lanceuse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lanceuse in French?
lanceuse appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).