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coureur de bois
[ koo-rœrduh-bwah ]
/ ku rœr də ˈbwɑ /
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noun, plural cou·reurs de bois [koo-rœrduh-bwah]. /ku rœr də ˈbwɑ/. French.
a French or French-Indian trapper of North America, especially of Canada.
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Origin of coureur de bois
Literally, “runner, hunter of (the) woods”
Words nearby coureur de bois
courante, Courantyne, courbaril, Courbet, Courbevoie, coureur de bois, courgette, courie, courier, courlan, Courland
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British Dictionary definitions for coureur de bois
coureur de bois
/ (French kurœr də bwa) /
noun plural coureurs de bois (kurœr də bwa)
Canadian history a French Canadian woodsman or Métis who traded with Indians for furs
Word Origin for coureur de bois
Canadian French: trapper (literally: wood-runner)
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