soigneur

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English

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Etymology

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Spanish professional cyclist Javier Cherro Molina acting as a domestique during the 2007 Euskal Bizikleta, collecting bidons from soigneurs in the team car.

Borrowed from French soigneur (non-riding member of a cycling team; physiotherapist; trainer), from soigner (to look after, take care of; to nurse, treat)[1] + -eur (suffix forming masculine nouns from verbs). Soigner is derived from soin (care, noun) (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sunjō, *sunþijō (care, responsibility; sooth, truth), from *sunjaz (real, true), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts, the active participle of *h₁ésti (to be), from *h₁es- (to be)) + -er (suffix forming infinitives of first-conjugation verbs). Doublet of soigné.

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Noun

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soigneur (plural soigneurs)

  1. (cycle racing) A non-riding member of a racing team whose role is to provide support (such as massages, supplies, and transportation) for the cyclists.
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References

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  1. ^ soigneur, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2018; soigneur, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French soigneur.

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Noun

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soigneur m (plural [please provide], diminutive [please provide], feminine soigneuse)

  1. (sports) a non-competing member of a sports team whose role is to provide support (such as psychological and medical care as well as supplies) for the athletes

French

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Etymology

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From soigner (to look after, take care of; to nurse, treat) +‎ -eur (suffix forming masculine nouns from verbs). Soigner is derived from soin (care, noun) (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sunjō, *sunþijō (care, responsibility; sooth, truth), from *sunjaz (real, true), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts, the active participle of *h₁ésti (to be), from *h₁es- (to be)) + -er (suffix forming infinitives of first-conjugation verbs).

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Noun

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soigneur m (plural soigneurs, feminine soigneuse)

  1. (cycle racing) soigneur
  2. (rugby, soccer) physiotherapist, trainer

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