déménageur

removal man, mover

noun deh-meh-nah-ZHUR Rare

Usage Note

Déménageur is specifically the person who carries furniture and boxes during a house move, not the moving company itself (which is une entreprise de déménagement). The female form déménageuse exists but the job is still predominantly used in the masculine. The verb déménager means to move house.

Examples

"Les déménageurs ont chargé le camion en deux heures."

Natural Translation

The movers loaded the truck in two hours.

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