voyageur
noun pl. voyageurs
in Canada,
- a person who transported goods and men by boat to trading posts for the fur companies
- any woodsman or boatman of the Canadian wilds
See voyageur in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(voiˌə-zhûrˈ, vwäˌyä-zhœrˈ)
noun pl. voy·a·geurs (-zhûrˈ, -zhœrˈ) A woodsman, boatman, or guide employed by a fur company to transport goods and supplies between remote stations in Canada or the U.S. Northwest.
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