Voyageur
noun, plural voyageurs
[vwah-yah-zhurz, voi-uh-; French vwa-ya-zhœr] /ˌvwɑ yɑˈʒɜrz, ˌvɔɪ ə-; French vwa yaˈʒœr/ (Show IPA)
1.
(in Canada) a person who is an expert woodsman, boatman, and guide in remote regions, especially one employed by fur companies to transport supplies to and from their distant stations.
noun (Canadian)
1.
(history) a boatman employed by one of the early fur-trading companies, esp in the interior
2.
a woodsman, guide, trapper, boatman, or explorer, esp in the North
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