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‖ chasseur|ʃasœːr|
[Fr. chasseur hunter:—OF. chaceor, -eür (It. cacciatore):—late L. type captiātōr-em: see chase v.]
1. A huntsman; a hunter.
1796Scott The Chase Pref. note, Once, as a benighted Chasseur heard this infernal chase pass by. 1880Ouida Moths I. 154 Chasseurs in green and gold beat its woods.
2. a. A soldier equipped and trained for rapid movement; in the French army the designation of a body forming the élite of a battalion; later of a particular type of infantry and cavalry.
1796Morse Amer. Geog. I. 754 Another small corps of chasseurs. 1796Stedman Surinam I. iv. 78 note, A corps of European chasseurs, or rifle-men..after the manner of the light infantry in England. 1822Byron Juan viii. xxxvii, He found a number of Chasseurs. 1848W. K. Kelly tr. Blanc's Hist. Ten Y. I. 225 The vanguard was composed of chasseurs of the line, hussars, and lancers.
b. Comb. chasseur-blue, a shade of blue resembling that of the uniform of a French chasseur.
1900Daily News 1 Jan. 5/3 Costumes..in blue and black-chasseur-blue.
3. a. An attendant upon a person of rank or wealth, dressed in a military style. Cf. Ger. Jäger.
1765H. Walpole Let. 3 Oct. (1904) VI. 311 We foreigners and the foreign ministers were shown the famous beast of the Gevandan, just arrived, and covered with a cloth, which two chasseurs lifted up. 18..W. Irving (Webster) The great chasseur who had announced her arrival. 1876Geo. Eliot Dan. Der. 468 A servant in chasseur's livery entered.
b. A hotel messenger, esp. in France.
1896E. Dowson Let. c 24 Mar. (1967) 351 Ask for a garçon called Paul..& ask him to convey the letter to ‘Monsieur Léopold’—by the chasseur if he is not in the café. 1899― Let. June–July 415 The wretched little chasseur whom I sent daily for my letters pocketed his omnibus fare & never went near the place. 1936D. Barnes Nightwood ii. 54 The chasseur of the Hôtel Récamier..was approaching them at a run. 1939E. Ambler Mask of Dimitrios xi. 213 With a boîte, you know, it takes time to build up a clientèle... We had a good chasseur.
4. Gastron. Used postpositively to designate a poultry or game dish cooked in a white wine sauce which includes mushrooms and shallots. Also chasseur sauce.
1889A. B. Marshall Cookery Bk. i. 13 Chasseur Sauce... It is excellent to serve with poultry, pheasant, partridge, rabbit, venison, mutton, &c. 1957R. Postgate Good Food Guide 1957–58 89 Such things as Greek fricasse of veal,..casseroled chicken chasseur. 1967E. David French Provincial Cooking (rev. ed.) 454 The result will be the poulet sauté which, in a restaurant, will be glorified with some..label..; chasseur or forestière if there are mushrooms. |