voyageur (redirected from voyageurs)

voy·a·geur  (voi-zhûr, vwäyä-zhr)

n. pl. voy·a·geurs (-zhûr, -zhr)

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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[French, traveler, from voyager, to travel, from voyage, journey, from Old French veyage; see voyage.]

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voyageur [voy-ahzh-ur]

Noun

1. formerly a French or Métis canoeman who transported furs from trading posts in the North American interior

2. (in Canada) a woodsman, guide, trapper, boatman, or explorer, esp. in the North [French: voyager]