Definitions for voyageurs

voyageurs vo·ya·geur

Spelling: [vwah-yah-zhur, voi-uh-; French vwa-y
IPA: /ˌvwɑ yɑˈʒɜr, ˌvɔɪ ə-; French vwa yaˈʒœr/

Voyageurs is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 452 anagrams from letters in voyageurs (aegorsuvy).

Definitions for voyageurs

noun

  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.
  2. (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.

Origin of voyageurs

1785-95; French: traveler, equivalent to voyag(er) to travel (derivative of voyage journey; see voyage) + -eur -eur

Examples for voyageurs

And with equal promptness came the “Eight hundred” of the voyageur.

It was a man,” the voyageur answered, “and he was swimming this way.

With a look of poignant disappointment, the voyageur succumbed.

How unlike the denizen of the desert, the voyageur of the prairie sea!

The day of the voyageur was gone, and lines of steamboats crowded its wharf.

The voyageur possessed it, in common with all his countrymen.

And thus, though the parallel is only logical, has it been with the term “voyageur.”

A voyageur fell at my side, and another dropped in front of me.

We have plenty meat, and I sing like a voyageur while I build the fire.

When Ned said this the French-Canadian voyageur looked up and nodded.

It was a man,” the voyageur answered, “and he was swimming this way.

With a look of poignant disappointment, the voyageur succumbed.

When Ned said this the French-Canadian voyageur looked up and nodded.

The day of the voyageur was gone, and lines of steamboats crowded its wharf.

We have plenty meat, and I sing like a voyageur while I build the fire.

The voyageur possessed it, in common with all his countrymen.

And with equal promptness came the “Eight hundred” of the voyageur.

And thus, though the parallel is only logical, has it been with the term “voyageur.”

How unlike the denizen of the desert, the voyageur of the prairie sea!

A voyageur fell at my side, and another dropped in front of me.

Word Value for voyageurs
Scrable

15

Words with friends

17

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