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masseuse. The woman with the hands of gold thatgets the knots out of your aching back is called a "massagetherapist," but for a long time the word masseuse wasacceptable.
Similarly, it is asked, what do we call a person who does massage?
A masseuse is a female person who gives massages(the male is masseur). The origin of the term is French.Massage therapist usually implies that the person hasundergone some special training in the use of massage toalleviate medical conditions. They are typically licensed orcertified in some manner.
Secondly, is there a difference between a massage therapist and a masseuse?
A massage therapist and a masseuse performthe same work – the only difference isthat the term "masseuse" is gender-specific,referring to women. Massage therapists, on the otherhand, can be of any gender.
The term “masseuse” originatedin France in the late 1800s. It just means a woman who performsmassage; the male counterpart is “masseur”. Ifyou were French, then masseuse or masseur wouldabsolutely be the correct terms to use. However, over here,the word masseuse has unfortunately gained an unsavoryreputation.