diseur

noun

di·​seur

R dēˈzər,

diˈ-,

+V -zər‧;

−R -zə̄,

+V -zər‧ or -zə̄ also -zə̄r

plural diseurs

-ər(z),

-ə̄(z)

: a skilled and usually professional reciter (as of verse spoken to music)

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French, from dis- (stem of dire to speak, say, from Latin dicere) + -eur -or

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