obtenteur
French, noun/ɔp.tɑ̃.tœʁ/
obtenteur is spelled O-B-T-E-N-T-E-U-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 125,137th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obtenteur is a French masculine noun meaning “obtainer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui obtient”.
What does obtenteur mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineobtainer
- 2
masculineplant breeder
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui qui obtient. 2. Celui qui obtient une nouvelle variété végétale.
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 obtenteur
- obtenteurs plural
- obtenteuse feminine
- obtentrice feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obtenteur?
- /ɔp.tɑ̃.tœʁ/
- \ɔb.tɑ̃.tœʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is obtenteur in French?
obtenteur appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).