Meanings
nounhivernant (plural hivernants)
plural hivernants
- historicalA voyageur who wintered in First Nations camps.
Origin
- Frenchhivernant“wintering, winterer”
- Englishhivernant
From French hivernant (“wintering, winterer”).
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hivernant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hivernant
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