German

Noun

Masseuse f ‎(genitive Masseuse, plural Masseusen)

1. prostitute (working in a "massage parlor")
2. (dated, female masseur) masseuse

Synonyms

• (female masseur): Masseurin

Related terms

• Massagesalon

English

Noun

masseuse ‎(plural masseuses, masculine masseur)

1. A woman who performs massage; a female masseur.
   • Oh! I'm a masseuse. I give people massages and stuff. - Friends (TV, episode 3.05)
2. (nonstandard) A masseur; a man who performs massage.
   • 2003, Helena B. Rich., L. C. S. W. Helena B. Rich, The Art of Masturdating: A Guidebook for Single Heterosexuals, iUniverse (ISBN 9780595292578), page 103

     He was a great masseuse.

   • 2012, Penny Dixon, Betrayed, Troubador Publishing Ltd (ISBN 9781780883205), page 57

     He was a good masseuse, and could always make Jez relax.

   • 1998, Bad Subjects Production Team, Bad Subjects: Political Education for Everyday Life, NYU Press (ISBN 9780814757932)

     Waited, got up, opened the door and saw the masseuse playing backgammon. Told him I was ready, didn't know what for. He waved me away, and I returned to the slab. By the time he came in, a mustached masseuse was sponging down a German woman on the opposite side of the marble; her husband sat on the perimeter watching (this was not a traditional hamam).

   • year unknown, Jamie Lake, BOOK 4 - Bad Boy: Naughty at Night: Bad Boy | Gay Romance MM Boyfriend Series, Jamie Lake

     Just less than a week ago, he'd said he'd tell Peter's parents, his school, the press, that Peter was an erotic masseuse.

Related terms

• massage
• masseur

Hypernyms

• massager

Coordinate terms

• masseur

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mas‧seu‧se

Etymology

Borrowing from French masseuse, equivalent to masseren +‎ -euse.

Noun

masseuse f ‎(plural masseuses, masculine masseur)

1. masseuse

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /masøz/

Noun

masseuse f ‎(plural masseuses)

1. feminine equivalent of masseur