Usage Note
Tatouer is a regular -er verb. The corresponding noun is le tatouage (tattoo or the act of tattooing) and the agent noun is le tatoueur / la tatoueuse (tattoo artist). Se faire tatouer is the standard way to say 'to get a tattoo'.
Examples
"Il s'est fait tatouer un dragon sur le bras."
Natural Translation
He had a dragon tattooed on his arm.
Literal Translation
He got himself tattooed a dragon on the arm.
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