crosser

crosser

See also: Crosser

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
English cross
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English crosser

    From cross (verb) + -er.

    Noun

    crosser (plural crossers)

    1. Someone who crosses; agent noun of cross
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Etymology tree
    English cross
    English -er
    English crosser

      From cross (adjective) + -er.

      Adjective

      crosser

      1. comparative form of cross: more cross

      Anagrams

      French

      Etymology

        From crosse +‎ -er.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /kʁɔ.se/
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        Verb

        crosser

        1. (sports) to hit with a crosse (“hockey stick, lacrosse stick, or golf club”)
        2. (Quebec, informal) to cheat, to swindle
        3. (Quebec, vulgar, reflexive) to masturbate, to jack off, to jerk off

        Conjugation

        Conjugation of crosser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
        infinitive simple crosser
        compound avoir + past participle
        present participle or gerund1 simple crossant
        /kʁɔ.sɑ̃/
        compound ayant + past participle
        past participle crossé
        /kʁɔ.se/
        singular plural
        first second third first second third
        indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
        (simple
        tenses)                 		present crosse
        /kʁɔs/         		crosses
        /kʁɔs/         		crosse
        /kʁɔs/         		crossons
        /kʁɔ.sɔ̃/         		crossez
        /kʁɔ.se/         		crossent
        /kʁɔs/
        imperfect crossais
        /kʁɔ.sɛ/         		crossais
        /kʁɔ.sɛ/         		crossait
        /kʁɔ.sɛ/         		crossions
        /kʁɔ.sjɔ̃/         		crossiez
        /kʁɔ.sje/         		crossaient
        /kʁɔ.sɛ/
        past historic2 crossai
        /kʁɔ.se/         		crossas
        /kʁɔ.sa/         		crossa
        /kʁɔ.sa/         		crossâmes
        /kʁɔ.sam/         		crossâtes
        /kʁɔ.sat/         		crossèrent
        /kʁɔ.sɛʁ/
        future crosserai
        /kʁɔ.sʁe/         		crosseras
        /kʁɔ.sʁa/         		crossera
        /kʁɔ.sʁa/         		crosserons
        /kʁɔ.sʁɔ̃/         		crosserez
        /kʁɔ.sʁe/         		crosseront
        /kʁɔ.sʁɔ̃/
        conditional crosserais
        /kʁɔ.sʁɛ/         		crosserais
        /kʁɔ.sʁɛ/         		crosserait
        /kʁɔ.sʁɛ/         		crosserions
        /kʁɔ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/         		crosseriez
        /kʁɔ.sə.ʁje/         		crosseraient
        /kʁɔ.sʁɛ/
        (compound
        tenses)                 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
        pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
        past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
        future perfect future of avoir + past participle
        conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
        subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
        (simple
        tenses)                 		present crosse
        /kʁɔs/         		crosses
        /kʁɔs/         		crosse
        /kʁɔs/         		crossions
        /kʁɔ.sjɔ̃/         		crossiez
        /kʁɔ.sje/         		crossent
        /kʁɔs/
        imperfect2 crossasse
        /kʁɔ.sas/         		crossasses
        /kʁɔ.sas/         		crossât
        /kʁɔ.sa/         		crossassions
        /kʁɔ.sa.sjɔ̃/         		crossassiez
        /kʁɔ.sa.sje/         		crossassent
        /kʁɔ.sas/
        (compound
        tenses)                 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
        pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
        imperative – tu – nous vous –
        simple — crosse
        /kʁɔs/         		— crossons
        /kʁɔ.sɔ̃/         		crossez
        /kʁɔ.se/         		—
        compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
        1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
        2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
        past historic → present perfect
        past anterior → pluperfect
        imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
        pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

        (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

        Derived terms

        • (to cheat): crosseur

        Further reading

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