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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: canoeman, engagee
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: hivernant
History
Unadapted borrowing from Canadian French voyageur.
