verb/lɑ̃.se/
to throw; to start, to launch; to call out, yell
Synonyms: jeter, projeter
Inherited from Old French lancier, from Late Latin lanceāre, from Latin lancea. Compare Catalan llançar; Italian lanciare; Occitan and Portuguese lançar; Spanish lanzar.
noun, masculine/lɑ̃.se/plural: lancers
lancer is masculine in French.
a throw; a pitch; a shot
Inherited from Old French lancier, from Late Latin lanceāre, from Latin lancea. Compare Catalan llançar; Italian lanciare; Occitan and Portuguese lançar; Spanish lanzar.