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Perrot

American  
[puh-roh, pe-, pe-roh] / pəˈroʊ, pɛ-, pɛˈroʊ /

noun

  1. Nicolas 1644–1717, North American fur trader and explorer in the Great Lakes region, born in France.


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Giacomel, winner of four individual World Cup races this season, is second in the overall standings, 37 points behind the leader, Frenchman Eric Perrot.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

France’s Eric Perrot missed one shot and finished 14.8 seconds behind Botn for the silver medal.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

The seven-time world champion finished third in the biathlon - which combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting - behind champion Johan-Olav Botn, a fellow Norwegian, and Eric Perrot of France.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Perrot, 63, is a top civil servant at the French finance ministry.

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2021

Perrot lived about twenty years longer, on the banks of the Lower St. Lawrence, and died in old age, like Joliet, in neglect and poverty.

From Stories of the Badger State by Thwaites, Reuben Gold