- a variant of euro-
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eur- combining form
Eur-,
-eur
Eur.,
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- var. of Euro- before a vowel.
-eur
- a suffix occurring in loanwords from French, usually agent nouns formed from verbs (entrepreneur;
voyeur), less commonly adjectives (agent provocateur).
- Latin -ātōr- -ator; see -tor
- Latin -ōr- -or2 and -eo(u)r
- French; Old French -o(u)r
Eur.,
- Europe.
- European.
eu•ro1
(yŏŏr′ō, yûr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros, (esp. collectively) -ro.
eu•ro2 (yŏŏr′ō, yô′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros.
Eu•ro (yŏŏr′ō, yûr′ō),USA pronunciation adj. [Informal.]
Euro-,
eu•ro22 (yŏŏr′ō, yûr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros.
- Zoologywallaroo.
- Ngajuri (Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Jamestown and Peterborough, South Australia) yuru
eu•ro2 (yŏŏr′ō, yô′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros.
- Currencya proposed single monetary unit for all European contries.
- by shortening and alteration of Eurocurrency 1970–75
Eu•ro (yŏŏr′ō, yûr′ō),USA pronunciation adj. [Informal.]
- Informal TermsEuropean:a Euro expert.
- independent use of Euro-
Euro-,
- a shortening of European used as a combining form, esp. with the meaning "western European,'' particularly in reference to the European financial market or the European Economic Community:Eurodollar; Eurofarmers.
eu•ro22 (yŏŏr′ō, yûr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros.
- Currencythe official common currency of participating European Union countries, effective from January 1, 1999.
- shortening of Eurocurrency 1970–75
'eur-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
euro-
- Laurasia
- -or
- -our
- accoucheur
- agent provocateur
- amateur
- arbitrager
- carillonneur
- chanteur
- chasseur
- chauffeur
- claqueur
- colporteur
- conglomerateur
- controller
- counselor
- danseur
- derailleur
- diseur
- douceur
- entrepreneur
- Eurafrican
- Eurailpass
- Euramerican
- Eurasia
- Euratom
- euro
- Eurobank
- -euse
- farceur
- Fervidor
- fluter
- frondeur
- frotteur
- goaler
- grandeur
- hauteur
- masseur
- or
- poseur
- prosateur
- raconteur
- raisonneur
- rapporteur
- régisseur
- renifleur
- répétiteur
- tailleur
- voyageur