Fumeuse

/fjuːˈmøz/ noun

Definition

A female smoker or a woman who produces or works with fumes (French term used in English).

Etymology

From French 'fumeuse' (feminine form of 'fumeur'), using French gender agreement with '-euse' ending, derived from Latin 'fumare' (to smoke).

Kelly Says

French gendered nouns were once common in English loan words, but most have disappeared—'fumeuse' survives mainly in historical or specialized texts, showing how English has gradually dropped French grammatical gender.

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