voyageur

voya·geur

noun \ˌvȯi-ə-ˈzhər, ˌvwä-yä-\

Definition of VOYAGEUR

: a man employed by a fur company to transport goods to and from remote stations especially in the Canadian Northwest

Origin of VOYAGEUR

Canadian French, from French, traveler, from voyager to travel, from voyage voyage, from Old French voiage, veiage

First Known Use: 1793

Rhymes with VOYAGEUR

accoucheur, amateur, balsam fir, cocklebur, colporteur, cri de coeur, cross-refer, curvature, de rigueur, disinter, force majeure, franc-tireur, Fraser fir, monseigneur, nonconcur, pasticheur, prosateur, raconteur, rapporteur, regisseur, saboteur, secateur, underfur