voyageur
voyageur · voyageurs
A trader, particularly in furs, who worked in the area of Canada and the northern…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.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Canadian French voyageur.Unadapted borrowing from Canadian French voyageur.
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