chasseur

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French chasseur. Doublet of chaser.

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chasseur (plural chasseurs)

  1. A soldier equipped for rapid movement; also, any of several light infantry regiments, especially in France.
  2. A servant or attendant.
  3. A hotel messenger, especially in France.
    • 1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber, published 2007, page 30:
      The chasseur of the Hôtel Récamier (whom he knew far too well) was approaching them at a run.
  4. A hunter or huntsman.
  5. (cooking) A dish of meat cooked in a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots and white wine.
    Synonym: cacciatore
    • 1987, Herb Baus, Best restaurants, Orange County, page 71:
      From France, Greeley checks in with rabbit chausseurs made with red wine, shallots, tomatoes, and rosemary; []

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From chasser +‎ -eur; found in Old French as chaceür, chaceor. Compare Italian cacciatore, Spanish cazador.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.sœʁ/
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Noun[edit]

chasseur m (plural chasseurs, feminine chasseuse or chasseresse)

  1. a hunter
    Un chasseur sachant chasser doit savoir chasser sans son chien.
    A hunter who knows how to hunt must hunt without his dog. [a French tongue-twister]
  2. a fighter plane
  3. a servant or attendant
  4. a la façon chasseur, a style of cooking in which meat is cooked with a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots and white wine

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