Etymology

voyageur

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Today it means: A trader, particularly in furs, who worked (and explored) in the area of Canada and the northern United States from the 16th to early 19th centuries; they were often of Quebecois extraction. Full definition →

Canadian French voyageur
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  1. Canadian French · borrowed fromvoyageur
  2. English todayvoyageur

Unadapted borrowing from Canadian French voyageur.

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