haleur

French

Etymology

From haler +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.lœʁ/
• Homophones: à l’heure, haleurs

Noun

haleur m (plural haleurs, feminine haleuse)

1. hauler (one who tows a line, especially on a boat)
   • 1871, Arthur Rimbaud, "The Drunken Boat":

     Comme je descendais des Fleuves impassibles, / Je ne me sentis plus guidé par les haleurs

     As I went down the impassive Rivers / I no longer felt myself guided by the haulers

Further reading

• “haleur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.