voyageur

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Canadian French voyageur. === Noun === voyageur (plural voyageurs) (historical) 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. Synonyms: canoeman, engagee Hyponym: hivernant == French == === Etymology === From voyager +‎ -eur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vwa.ja.ʒœʁ/ === Noun === voyageur m (plural voyageurs, feminine voyageuse) traveller un train de voyageurs ― a passenger train === Adjective === voyageur (feminine voyageuse, masculine plural voyageurs, feminine plural voyageuses) nomadic, wandering ==== Derived terms ==== physe voyageuse pigeon voyageur tourte voyageuse ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: voiajor === Further reading === “voyageur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012