Voyageur (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural vo·ya·geurs [vwah-yah-zhurz, voi-uh-; French vwa-ya-zhœr]. /ˌvwɑ yɑˈʒɜrz, ˌvɔɪ ə-; French vwa yaˈʒœr/.
  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.
noun Canadian
  1. 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
Voyageur (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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