coureur de bois
cou·reur de bois
noun \ku̇-ˌrər-də-ˈbwä\ plural coureurs de bois\same\
Definition of COUREUR DE BOIS
: a French or métis trapper of North America and especially of Canada
Origin of COUREUR DE BOIS
Canadian French, literally, woods runner
First Known Use: 1700
Rhymes with COUREUR DE BOIS
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