crosser

See also: Crosser

English

Etymology 1

cross (verb) +‎ -er

Noun

crosser (plural crossers)

  1. Someone who crosses; agent noun of cross
Derived terms

Etymology 2

cross (adjective) +‎ -er

Adjective

crosser

  1. comparative form of cross: more cross

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From crosse +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʁɔ.se/
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Verb

crosser

  1. (sports) to hit with a crosse (“hockey stick, lacrosse stick, or golf club”)
  2. (Quebec, informal) to cheat, to swindle
  3. (Quebec, vulgar, reflexive) to masturbate, to jack off, to jerk off

Conjugation
Conjugation of crosser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple crosser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple crossant
/kʁɔ.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle crossé
/kʁɔ.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present crosse
/kʁɔs/		 crosses
/kʁɔs/		 crosse
/kʁɔs/		 crossons
/kʁɔ.sɔ̃/		 crossez
/kʁɔ.se/		 crossent
/kʁɔs/
imperfect crossais
/kʁɔ.sɛ/		 crossais
/kʁɔ.sɛ/		 crossait
/kʁɔ.sɛ/		 crossions
/kʁɔ.sjɔ̃/		 crossiez
/kʁɔ.sje/		 crossaient
/kʁɔ.sɛ/
past historic2 crossai
/kʁɔ.se/		 crossas
/kʁɔ.sa/		 crossa
/kʁɔ.sa/		 crossâmes
/kʁɔ.sam/		 crossâtes
/kʁɔ.sat/		 crossèrent
/kʁɔ.sɛʁ/
future crosserai
/kʁɔ.sʁe/		 crosseras
/kʁɔ.sʁa/		 crossera
/kʁɔ.sʁa/		 crosserons
/kʁɔ.sʁɔ̃/		 crosserez
/kʁɔ.sʁe/		 crosseront
/kʁɔ.sʁɔ̃/
conditional crosserais
/kʁɔ.sʁɛ/		 crosserais
/kʁɔ.sʁɛ/		 crosserait
/kʁɔ.sʁɛ/		 crosserions
/kʁɔ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/		 crosseriez
/kʁɔ.sə.ʁje/		 crosseraient
/kʁɔ.sʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present crosse
/kʁɔs/		 crosses
/kʁɔs/		 crosse
/kʁɔs/		 crossions
/kʁɔ.sjɔ̃/		 crossiez
/kʁɔ.sje/		 crossent
/kʁɔs/
imperfect2 crossasse
/kʁɔ.sas/		 crossasses
/kʁɔ.sas/		 crossât
/kʁɔ.sa/		 crossassions
/kʁɔ.sa.sjɔ̃/		 crossassiez
/kʁɔ.sa.sje/		 crossassent
/kʁɔ.sas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — crosse
/kʁɔs/		 — crossons
/kʁɔ.sɔ̃/		 crossez
/kʁɔ.se/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms
  • (to cheat): crosseur

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