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voyageur

[ vwah-yah-zhur, voi-uh-; French vwa-ya-³ú³ó²Õ°ù ]

noun

plural voyageurs
  1. (in Canada) a person who is an expert woodsman, boatman, and guide in remote regions, especially one employed by fur companies to transport supplies to and from their distant stations.


voyageur

/ ËŒ±¹É”ɪəˈ»åÏôÉœË /

noun

  1. history a boatman employed by one of the early fur-trading companies, esp in the interior
  2. a woodsman, guide, trapper, boatman, or explorer, esp in the North
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of voyageur1

1785–95; < French: traveler, equivalent to voyag ( er ) to travel (derivative of voyage journey; voyage ) + -eur -eur
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of voyageur1

C19: from French: traveller, from voyager to voyage
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He and his voyageur crew had just dragged their sled of furs across from the mainland, and were staying for the night.

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Dressed in layers of work clothes, he sports a floppy knit hat and a rakish goatee that makes him look like he could be plying the Great Lakes as a French-Canadian voyageur as easily as farming in Vermont.

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The murals depict a voyageur, a steamboat captain, a railroad surveyor and a laborer, all of them white.

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I have a really good carry-on bag: the Tumi Voyageur Athens Carry-All.

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Voyageur is the name the French gave to canoe men who carried goods to remote trading posts and brought back furs.

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