voyageur
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Canadian French (below)
Noun[edit]
voyageur (plural voyageurs)
- A trader, particularly in furs, who worked (and explored) in the area of Canada and the northern United States from the 16th to early 19th centuries; they were often of Quebecois extraction.
- 1847, George Frederick Augustus Ruxton, Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains (page 267)
- The powers of the Canadian voyageurs and hunters in the consumption of meat strike the greenhorn with wonder and astonishment; and are only equalled by the gastronomical capabilities exhibited by Indian dogs, both following the same plan in their epicurean gorgings.
- 1847, George Frederick Augustus Ruxton, Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains (page 267)
Synonyms[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
voyageur m (plural voyageurs, feminine voyageuse)
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Further reading[edit]
- “voyageur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
