meneur
French, noun/mə.nœʁ/
meneur is a French masculine noun meaning “leader (someone who is leading e.g. a race)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui mène”.
What does meneur mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineleader (someone who is leading e.g. a race)
- 2
masculineleader (someone in charge)
- 3
masculinepoint guard
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui qui mène. 2. Celui qui mène des animaux. 3. Celui qui amène les nourrices aux bureaux qui se chargent de leur procurer des nourrissons. 4. Celui qui, dans une société, une réunion, une entreprise, prend de l’ascendant sur les autres et les guide.
noun: 1. Ouvrier qui traîne les wagonnets dans les galeries secondaires de roulage, dont les dimensions restreintes s’opposent à la circulation des chevaux.
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 meneur
- meneurs plural
- meneuse feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce meneur?
- /mə.nœʁ/
- \mə.nœʁ\
- [mə.nœʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to meneur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is meneur in French?
meneur appears 3.5 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).