chasseur
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French chasseur. Doublet of chaser.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʃæˈsɜː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ʃæˈsɝ/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
Noun
editchasseur (plural chasseurs)
- A soldier equipped for rapid movement; also, any of several light infantry regiments, especially in France.
- A servant or attendant.
- A hotel messenger, especially in France.
- 1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber, published 2007, page 30:
- The chasseur of the Hôtel Récamier (whom he knew far too well) was approaching them at a run.
- A hunter or huntsman.
- (cooking) A dish of meat cooked in a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots and white wine.
- Synonym: cacciatore
- 1987, Herb Baus, Best restaurants, Orange County, page 71:
- From France, Greeley checks in with rabbit chausseurs made with red wine, shallots, tomatoes, and rosemary; […]
French
editEtymology
editFrom chasser + -eur; found in Old French as chaceür, chaceor. Compare Italian cacciatore, Spanish cazador.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editchasseur m (plural chasseurs, feminine chasseuse or chasseresse)
- a hunter
- Un chasseur sachant chasser doit savoir chasser sans son chien.
- A hunter who knows how to hunt must hunt without his dog. [a French tongue-twister]
- a fighter plane
- a servant or attendant
- a la façon chasseur, a style of cooking in which meat is cooked with a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots and white wine
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “chasseur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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