voyageur
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9.6
- noun
- /ˌvwɑːɪˈʒɜːr/
- Archaic
:
viajero
- Some reports indicate that the party of voyageurs was overcome by treachery.
- fur-trading voyageurs
- voyageurs' canoes
- French voyageurs
Examples
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In May 1800, he'd signed on as a voyageur with the North West Fur Company.
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I've paddled like a voyageur and sweated with the strain.
Fiction book (1998) -
Le tueur est un voyageur.
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After fraternizing with the voyageurs, perhaps emphasis added, they turned on their hosts, slaughtering them in a few minutes.
Academic text (2007) -
A generation before his birth, my great-great-grandfather, Jean-Baptiste Lagimodiere, was already traveling through the Northwest as a voyageur and trader.
Fiction book (2002) -
The unwieldy keelboat, a hundred feet long and twenty feet wide, gained headway mainly through the efforts of the voyageurs.
Fiction book (1994) -
A doctor at the hospital managed to piece together his story and submit it to a medical journal under the charming name, Les alins voyageurs, or The Mad Travellers.
Blog text (19) -
In this retelling, "intrepid" voyageurs were confronted by the "fierce tribal warfare continually being carried on in those days and in this sanguinary arena.
Academic text (2007) -
When the boat gained deeper water, the oarsmen took over the work of propelling the boat upriver, and the sweat-soaked voyageurs could relax for a while.
Fiction book (1994) -
First-time voyageurs were baptized here, a tradition that our group continued when we arrived.
Synonyms
650
6.1
A person who travels far on long, adventurous journeys
286
1.0
A person who often goes from place to place
1
3.9
A person who paddles a canoe for fun or sport
A person who travels long distances, often by sea
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word voyageur comes from the French voyage, which means 'journey' and is the same word as the English voyage. In Canada it was used for the strong men who made long canoe trips to trade furs, so a voyageur is a long-distance traveler by canoe.