youtubeur
/ju.ty.bœʁ/masculine
The English phrase 'youtuber' is translated into French as youtubeur.
youtubeur refers to a YouTube video creator.
Meaning: YouTube video creator (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine singular form is youtubeur. To refer to a female YouTuber, use the feminine form youtubeuse. To make the word plural in the masculine or mixed gender, add an s to get youtubeurs. The feminine plural form is youtubeuses.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 3 syllables and is pronounced /ju.ty.bœʁ/.
Did you know?
- While youtubeur is used in France, some speakers in Quebec prefer the term youtubiste to avoid the influence of English suffixes.
- The French Academy, which guards the purity of the language, often discourages the use of youtubeur in favor of vidéaste, a term that describes anyone who creates videos regardless of the platform.
- Many French creators refer to their community as ma communauté rather than 'my subscribers', as the word abonnés is seen as too clinical or technical.
Examples in context
- Qui est ton youtubeur préféré ?Who is your favourite YouTuber?This sentence is useful for asking who someone's favourite youtubeur is.Tatoeba #6595980 by GB3, translation #6595820 by maaster
- Le congrès accueillera de nombreux créateurs de vidéos en ligne.The conference will host many creators of online videos.
- Ce soir, nous avons une interview avec un producteur de vidéos sur YouTube.Tonight, we have an interview with a producer of videos on YouTube.
- Le vidéaste français a une chaîne YouTube populaire.The French videographer has a popular YouTube channel.
- Mon ami est un Youtubeur talentueux.My friend is a talented Youtuber.
- J'ai regardé une vidéo d'un Youtubeur très drôle aujourd'hui.I watched a video by a very funny Youtuber today.
- Ce créateur de contenu propose des vidéos intéressantes sur sa chaîne YouTube.This content creator offers interesting videos on their YouTube channel.
- Ce youtubeur fait des vidéos de cuisine.This YouTuber makes cooking videos.
- Je veux devenir un youtubeur célèbre.I want to become a famous YouTuber.
Example conversation
Emma and Hugo are talking about technology at a cafe.
- EmmaTu connais ce nouveau youtubeur ?Do you know this new YouTuber?
- HugoNon, je ne connais pas ce youtubeur.No, I don't know this YouTuber.
- EmmaIl est très drôle, tu devrais regarder ses vidéos.He is very funny, you should watch his videos.
- HugoD'accord, je vais regarder ça plus tard.Okay, I will watch that later.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “youtuber” translations and entries youtubeur, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
