tripoteur
French, adjective\tʁi.pɔ.tœʁ\
tripoteur is spelled T-R-I-P-O-T-E-U-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 29 million words in written French, the 172,049th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tripoteur is a French adjective meaning “feely; grabby” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui tripote”.
What does tripoteur mean in English?
adjective
- 1
feely; grabby
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui tripote.
noun: 1. Manieur d’argent dépourvu de scrupules.
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 tripoteur
- tripoteuse feminine
- tripoteurs masculine plural
- tripoteuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tripoteur?
- \tʁi.pɔ.tœʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tripoteur in French?
tripoteur appears about once in every 29 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).