chasseur

Meaning

1. a hunter
2. a fighter plane
3. a servant or attendant
4. a la façon chasseur, a style of cooking in which meat is cooked with a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots and white wine

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃa.sœʁ/

Etymology

From chasser + -eur; found in Old French as chaceür, chaceor. Compare Italian cacciatore, Spanish cazador.

Sentences

Ah ! maudite bête , attends », dit le chasseur en rechargeant prestement sa carabine .

Ah, cursed beast, wait, ”said the hunter, quickly reloading his rifle.

Malheureux Séguin ! Je ne m'étonnais plus qu'il se fût fait chasseur de scalps.

Unhappy Séguin! I was no longer surprised that he had become a scalp hunter.