percuteurcommon nounSyllable DecompositionpercuteurEtymologyexpandword see percuter and -eur.Definitions1. A piece acting by percussion.mécaniqueexpand2. In particular, a piece which, in firearms, determines by its shock on the fulminate primer the ignition of the gunpowder.mécaniquearmementexpand3. A tool (made of wood, bone or stone) used to strike a stone block to detach flakes.expandPluralpercuteursTranslationsenglish:hammerstonespanish:percutoritalian:percussoredutch:afslagbijlswedish:tändstiftSee alsopercussion (cn.) percutant (adj.) percuter (v.)