masseurn.
/maˈsəː/, /məˈsəː/, U.S. /mæˈsər/, /məˈsər/ A person (spec. a man) who practises massage, esp. professionally.
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1876 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 28 Sept. 372 A number of ingenious pieces of apparatus..to carry out these methods of treatment, the hand of the masseur and the gymnast being superseded by steam-moved machines and adjustable weights.
1879 R. Bartholow Pract. Treat. Materia Med. (ed. 3) 73 Masseur is a male rubber, and masseuse a female rubber.
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 22 It is very important that the masseur should be gentle in the exercise of his craft.
1918 Ann. Amer. Acad. 80 116 Many masseurs will be needed in these [military] hospitals.
1978 A. Kaye & D. C. Matchan Reflexology (1979) viii. 80 Tension..can cause one's hands to tremble—a situation obviously to be avoided by a masseur.
1991 Pink Paper 30 Mar. 18/3 (advt.) Bearded, 37, trim, amateur masseur, seeks similar to swap with.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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