|vwäyä|zhər(.), |vȯi(y)ä-, |vȯyä-; |vȯi.i|jər(.), |vȯ(i)yi|- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Canadian French, from French, traveler, voyager, from voyager to travel (from voyage, n.) + -eur -or
: a man employed by a fur company to transport goods and men to and from remote stations in the Northwest principally by boat
bateaux of the French-Canadian voyageurs, laden with bales of furs, shot its rapids and paddled its smooth waters — American Guide Series: Oregon