chasseur
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French chasseur.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
chasseur (plural chasseurs)
- A soldier equipped for rapid movement; also, any of several light infantry regiments, especially in France.
- A servant or attendant.
- A hotel messenger, especially in France.
- 1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber 2007, p. 30:
- The chasseur of the Hôtel Récamier (whom he knew far too well) was approaching them at a run.
- 1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber 2007, p. 30:
- A style of cooking in which meat is cooked with a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots and white wine
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
chasseur m (plural chasseurs; feminine chasseuse, plural chasseuses)
- A hunter
- A fighter plane
- A servant or attendant
- A la façon chasseur, a style of cooking in which meat is cooked with a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots and white wine
