chasseur
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chasseur
- /ʃæˈsɜː/ UK
- /ʃæˈsɝ/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)
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Borrowed from French chasseur. Doublet of chaser.
noun chasseurs
- A soldier equipped for rapid movement; also, any of several light infantry regiments, especially in France.
- A servant or attendant. I have a house in the Champs Elysees. There is a Swiss in its courtyard. He stands six-foot-seven in his stockings, and the chasseurs are hardly less tall than he. Wherever I go, there are two chefs in my retinue. Both are masters in their art, and furiously jealous of each other.
- A hotel messenger, especially in France. The chasseur of the Hôtel Récamier (whom he knew far too well) was approaching them at a run.
- A hunter or huntsman.
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A dish of meat cooked in a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots and white wine.
From France, Greeley checks in with rabbit chausseurs made with red wine, shallots, tomatoes, and rosemary; […]
Similar: cacciatore
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