compteur

== French == === Etymology === From compter (“to count”) +‎ -eur (“-er”). Doublet of conteur. Compare comptoir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tœʁ/ Rhymes: -œʁ Homophone: conteur === Noun === compteur m (plural compteurs) a measuring device that keeps a count: a meter, a counter (by ellipsis) a speedometer, an electricity meter, or a gas meter Synonym: compteur de vitesse (grammar) a counter (programming) a counter (sports) a league table trois points de plus au compteur ― three more points on the table ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Khmer: កុងទ័រ (kongtɔə) → Lombard: contoeur → Malagasy: kaontera → Piedmontese: conteur → Turkish: kontör → Vietnamese: công tơ === Further reading === Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “compteur”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette “compteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === computer