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English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Canadian French voyageur.
Noun
voyageur (plural voyageurs)
- (historical) 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.
- Synonyms: canoeman, engagee
- Hyponym: hivernant
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.
French
Etymology
From voyager + -eur.
Pronunciation
Noun
voyageur m (plural voyageurs, feminine voyageuse)
- traveller
- un train de voyageurs ― a passenger train
Adjective
voyageur (feminine voyageuse, masculine plural voyageurs, feminine plural voyageuses)
- nomadic, wandering
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