-eusesuffix

Primary stress is usually attracted to this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French -euse.
Etymology: < French -euse, feminine form corresponding to -eur (see -eur suffix).Very occasional formations are found within English, e.g. strippeuse n. (probably modelled on danseuse n.).
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2019).