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Meaning of "coureur de bois" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COUREUR DE BOIS

Canadian French: trapper (literally: wood-runner).
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COUREUR DE BOIS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUREUR DE BOIS

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Coureur de bois is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COUREUR DE BOIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Coureur des bois

A coureur des bois or coureur de bois was an independent entrepreneurial French-Canadian woodsman who traveled in New France and the interior of North America. They ventured into the woods usually to trade various European items for furs, especially beaver pelts, and along the way, learned the trades and practices of the Native people who inhabited there. The term is often confused with voyageurs who, rather than being unlicensed entrepreneurs were the canoe travel workers for licensed fur traders. The most prominent Coureur des bois were also explorers and gained fame as such.

Definition of coureur de bois in the English dictionary

The definition of coureur de bois in the dictionary is a French Canadian woodsman or Métis who traded with Indians for furs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUREUR DE BOIS


aubade
French
auberge
French
boudin
French
chanteuse
French
coquille
French
entente
French
entremets
French
Fauve
French
flacon
French
longueur
French
mondaine
French
monsieur
French
poussin
French
quinze
French
remblai
French
verlan
French

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUREUR DE BOIS

courageous
courageously
courageousness
courant
courante
Courantyne
courb
courbaril
Courbet
Courbevoie
coureurs de bois
courgette
courie
courier
courier firm
courier service
courlan
Courland
Cournand
course

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUREUR DE BOIS

Artois
avoirdupois
barachois
bavarois
Blois
bourgeois
chamois
coureurs de bois
Dubois
haubois
Illinois
Iroquois
Laois
Levallois
patois
petits pois
putois
Seychellois
tous-les-mois
Valois

Synonyms and antonyms of coureur de bois in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «coureur de bois» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUREUR DE BOIS

Find out the translation of coureur de bois to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coureur de bois from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coureur de bois» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

coureur德布瓦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coureur de bois
570 millions of speakers

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coureur de bois
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

coureur डे बोइस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

coureur دي بوا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

coureur де -Буа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coureur de bois
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুমারী দে বোস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coureur de bois
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Coureur de bois
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

coureur de bois
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

coureur ·デ·ボワ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

coureur 드 부아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Coureur de bois
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

coureur de bois
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூரியர் டி பாய்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कूपर डे बोइस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Coureur de bois
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

coureur de bois
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

coureur de bois
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

coureur де- Буа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coureur de bois
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

coureur de bois
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

coureur de bois
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Coureur de bois
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Coureur de Bois
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coureur de bois

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUREUR DE BOIS»

The term «coureur de bois» is normally little used and occupies the 111.571 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUREUR DE BOIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «coureur de bois» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «coureur de bois» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coureur de bois

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUREUR DE BOIS»

Discover the use of coureur de bois in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coureur de bois and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Scalp Hunters: Abenaki Ambush at Lovewell Pond, 1725
In spite of official contempt for his excesses, the coureur-de-bois was widely admired for his joie de vivre and his independent lifestyle. In the eyes of young French colonials, the coureur-de-bois represented unrestrained freedom from authority ...
Alfred E. Kayworth, Raymond G. Potvin, 2002
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France and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History : a ...
The coureur de bois as historical figure contributed to the development of Métis identity and culture in Canada. But the coureur de bois as cultural figure still resonates in contemporary Canadian society and is often invoked to express notions ...
Bill Marshall, 2005
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Beware the Stranger: The Survenant in the Quebec Novel
From coureur de bois to s untenant The history of the settlement of Canada by the French and the social structures which emerged during the period of French dominance favoured the concept of the nomadic adventurer who paused briefly in a ...
Peter Noble, 2002
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National Identity and the Conflict at Oka: Native Belonging ...
52 The Coureur de Bois “The class of men known as the coureurs de bois has played so important a part in the history of Canada and North America that it will be worth while to establish exactly what we mean by that term.”53 So begins an ...
Amelia Kalant, 2004
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Madame Montour and the Fur Trade (1667-1752)
When the time it took to trade and to overwinter is included, a voyage usually meant a two—or three-year venture for the coureur de bois.33 The return from a voyage was a time for rest, games, wine, and women. The priests complained of  ...
Simone Vincens, 2011
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Making Contact: Maps, Identity, and Travel
Jack Warwick, for one, does not even mention Radisson's Voyages in his study on literary themes in French Canada, even as he notes the recurrence and prevailing legacy of the coureur de bois figure in the French Canadian literary ...
Glenn Burger, 2003
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The Fighting Governor: A Chronicle of Frontenac
... forest meant the excitement of discovery, the licence of life among the Indians, and the hope of making more than could be gained by the habitant from his farm. Large profits meant large risks, and the coureur de bois took his life in his hand.
Charles William Colby
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Cultures in Conflict: The Seven Years' War in North America
fact suspect to Dechéne even before she began her systematic enquiries into who was called up for what kind of military service. It bore a family reseme blance to another enduring cultural archetype, that of the coureur de bois, who continues  ...
Warren R. Hofstra, 2007
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The Wood-Rangers, or the Trappers of Sonora: By Capt. Mayne ...
a coureur-de-bois of the American wilderness — could ever have been a seaman — much less that one of whom he had heard and read, and who was believed to have been his father. The strange interest which the trapper had exhibited and ...
Gabriel Ferry, 1860
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The French in the Heart of America
The buffalo, the coureur de bois, the engineer in turn. The railroad, the more modern coureur de bois and coureur de planche, has not served the new-world society merely as a connecting-link between communities already developed.
Finley, M.D., John M.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUREUR DE BOIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coureur de bois is used in the context of the following news items.
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Roundup: These are the 7 most Canadian cars of all time
... a little coureur de bois. In fact, there's a few too many to list: in the prewar era, for instance, there were nearly thirty Canadian car companies. «Driving, Jun 15»
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Sudbury Accent: High Five out on the French River
Rene Lahaie, a Metis from Noelville, led trips out of Totem Point Lodge for years, clad in the sash of a coureur de bois. "He would take up to 16 ... «The Sudbury Star, Jun 15»
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Rendezvous Celebrates French Colonial Period At Fort De Chartres
The event is co-sponsored by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, Les Coureur de Bois de Fort de Chartres and Save Illinois History. «Ste. Genevieve Herald, Jun 15»
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La Montée du Nozon sourit à Jimmy Burri
Le coureur de Bois d'Amont n'a fait que de creuser l'écart, en tête à Croy et à Romainmôtier, il a franchi la ligne d'arrivée en 58'24''56. «Nordic Magazine, May 15»
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Parliament Hill's booze-filled history revealed as archeologists …
Several smoking pipes, including an unusual one engraved with a beaver and a coureur de bois. Personal grooming tools such as a lice comb ... «National Post, Apr 15»
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Lafayette's Tour du Teche paddlers' marathon adds round-the-clock …
Organizers encourage teams to include coureur de bois or bank runners on land to assist teams on the water, Grisson said. “That's something ... «The Advocate, Mar 15»
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Top of the Teche paddle race returns
The registration fee includes a performance shirt for each registered paddler and one registered coureur de bois per boat. Coureurs de bois, or ... «Opelousas Daily World, Mar 15»
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Get ready to camp: Three ways to experience Algonquin
The cottages and main buildings are clustered tightly together, giving a vibe that's less coureur de bois and more upscale summer camp. «The Globe and Mail, Feb 15»
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Fort Langley's French roots celebrated at weekend festival
Dusty Hill plays the role of a coureur de bois (mountain man or woodsman) at the fort. - Troy Landreville/Langley Advance. French history at the ... «Langley AdvanceNews, Jan 15»
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Gary Serviss running for Petawawa council
He has also coached both boys and girls minor hockey in Petawawa for the past 11 years and also coached with the Coureur de Bois Running ... «Pembroke Daily Observer, Oct 14»

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