Billeteur

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French billeteur (“ticketer”), from billet + -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɪljɛˈtøːɐ̯]
• (Austria) IPA^(key): [bijɛˈtøːɐ̯]

• Audio:

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Noun

Billeteur m (strong, genitive Billeteurs, plural Billeteure, feminine Billeteuse)

1. (Austria) usher (has fallen out of use for places of popular culture such as cinemas and music halls and is nowadays restricted to places that are considered high culture such as theatres, concert halls and opera houses)

   Synonyms: Kartenabreißer, Platzanweiser

2. (Switzerland, dated) conductor (of a train, bus, etc.)

   Synonym: Schaffner

Declension

Declension of Billeteur [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Billeteur	die	Billeteure
genitive	eines	des	Billeteurs	der	Billeteure
dative	einem	dem	Billeteur	den	Billeteuren
accusative	einen	den	Billeteur	die	Billeteure

Further reading

• “Billeteur” in Duden online