coureur de bois

cou·reur de bois

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Definitions of coureur de bois words

noun coureur de bois a French Canadian woodsman or Métis who traded with Native Americans for furs 3
noun coureur de bois an unlicensed French or French-Indian fur trader or trapper roving the early frontiers of Canada 3
noun plural coureur de bois a French or French-Indian trapper of North America, especially of Canada. 1
noun coureur de bois (historical) A fur trader operating in North America in the seventeenth or eighteenth century without permission from the French authorities. 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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