Is « tireur » masculine or feminine?
« tireur » is masculine. You say le tireur.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le tireur |
| With the indefinite article | un tireur |
| With the partitive article | du tireur |
Plural
The plural is tireurs (les tireurs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C'est un tireur d'élite.
He is a sharp-shooter. -
Le tireur se révéla être fou.
The gunman was found to be insane. -
Yanni est un tireur d'élite doué.
Yanni is a gifted marksman.
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Common questions
Is « tireur » masculine or feminine?
« tireur » is masculine. You say le tireur.
Is it « la tireur » or « le tireur »?
It is « le tireur ». « la tireur » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.