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coureur de bois

/kuːˈrɜːr də ˈbwɑː/

Tradução: Termo histórico que designa os comerciantes de peles e exploradores franco-canadenses que percorriam a América do Norte, frequentemente negociando com povos indígenas. A expressão francesa significa literalmente «corredor dos bosques».

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/kuːˈrɜːr də ˈbwɑː/formalobsoleto
  • ptTermo histórico que designa os comerciantes de peles e exploradores franco-canadenses que percorriam a América do Norte, frequentemente negociando com povos indígenas. A expressão francesa significa literalmente «corredor dos bosques».

A historical term referring to French-Canadian fur traders and explorers who traveled through North America, often trading with Indigenous peoples. The phrase literally means 'runner of the woods' in French.

  1. Independent fur traderC1formal

    A French or French-Canadian woodsman who traveled and traded furs in North America, often outside official colonial regulations.

    ptComerciante independente de peles

    • The coureur de bois navigated the rivers of New France in search of beaver pelts.
    • Many coureurs de bois lived among Indigenous peoples and learned their languages.
    • The coureur de bois played a key role in the early fur trade economy.