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voyageur
voy·a·geur V0150800 (voi′ə-zhûr′, vwä′yä-zhœr′)n. pl. voy·a·geurs (-zhûr′, -zhœr′) A woodsman, boatman, or guide employed by a fur company to transport goods and supplies between remote stations in Canada or the US Northwest.
[French, traveler, from voyager, to travel, from voyage, journey, from Old French veyage; see voyage.]voyageur (ˌvɔɪəˈdʒɜː) n1. (Historical Terms) history a boatman employed by one of the early fur-trading companies, esp in the interior2. a woodsman, guide, trapper, boatman, or explorer, esp in the North[C19: from French: traveller, from voyager to voyage]vo•ya•geur (ˌvwɑ yɑˈʒɜr, ˌvɔɪ ə-; Fr. vwa yaˈʒœr)
n., pl. -geurs (-ˈʒɜrz; Fr. -ˈʒœr) (in Canada) an expert guide in remote regions, esp. one employed by fur companies to transport supplies to and from distant stations. [1785–95; < French: traveler =voyag(er) to travel] voyageur
voyageur Canadian History a boatman employed by one of the early fur-trading companies, esp in the interior |