chasseur








noun, plural chas·seurs [sha-surz; French shasœr] /ʃæˈsɜrz; French ʃaˈsœr/.

  1. (in the French army) one of a body of cavalry or infantry troops equipped and trained for rapid movement.
  2. a uniformed footman or attendant; liveried servant.
  3. a hunter.
  4. Also called hunter’s sauce. French Cookery. a brown sauce, usually containing mushrooms, tomatoes, shallots, white wine, etc.

noun

  1. French army a member of a unit specially trained and equipped for swift deployment
  2. (in some parts of Europe, esp formerly) a uniformed attendant, esp one in the livery of a huntsman

adjective

  1. (often postpositive) designating or cooked in a sauce consisting of white wine and mushrooms
n.

mobile foot-soldier, 1796, French, literally “huntsman,” from Old French chaceor “huntsman, hunter,” from chacier “to chase” (see chase (v.)).

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