causer

causer

See also: Causer

English

Etymology

    From cause + -er.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    causer (plural causers)

    1. someone or something that causes or produces an effect.

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    • The New International Webster's Comprehensive Dictionary of the English Language, Encyclopedic Edition (2003). →ISBN

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    Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

      From cause +‎ -er.

      Verb

      causer

      1. to cause (be the cause of)
        Synonym: provoquer

      Etymology 2

        Learned borrowing from Latin causārī.

        Verb

        causer

        1. (informal, transitive) to speak (a language)
          Synonym: parler
          Tu causes le céfran, mec ?You speak frog, dude?
        2. (informal, intransitive) to speak, talk, chat; to be waffling on about
          De quoi il cause ?What's he banging on about?
          • 1966, Jacques Brel, “Ces gens-là”:
            Faut vous dire Monsieur que chez ces gens-là / On ne cause pas Monsieur, on ne cause pas, on compte
            You must know, sir, that with these people / They don't talk, sir, they don't talk, they count
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        Latin

        Verb

        causer

        1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of causor