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This is a France that’s deeply French, in the country sense of the word, a land of shepherds, farmers and chasseurs.—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026 The restaurant, which started life as a stall selling mushrooms, serves French classics such as onion soup, boeuf bourguignon, cassoulet and chicken chasseur.—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026 With a menu spanning oysters, chicken chasseur, turbot with green sauce and much else besides, the offering was so extravagant that part of a baggage car had to be repurposed to make space for an extra icebox containing food and alcohol.—Oscar Holland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024 The Saharienne in cognac suede and chasseur jacket in weightless bouclette cotton is testament to this.—Allyson Portee, Forbes, 5 May 2023
Word History
Etymology
French, from Old French chaceur, from chacier to hunt, chase, from Vulgar Latin *captiare — more at catch