voyageur
English
Etymology
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Noun
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
French
Pronunciation
Noun
voyageur m (plural voyageurs, feminine voyageuse)
Related terms
Further reading
- “voyageur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.