According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
VOYAGEUR
Etymology
Noun
voyageur (plural voyageurs)
A trader, particularly in furs, who worked (and explored) in the area of Canada and the northern United States from the 16th to early 19th centuries; they were often of Quebecois extraction.
Synonyms
• canoeman
• engagee
Source: Wiktionary
Voy`a`geur", n. Etym: [F., fr. voyager to travel. See Voyage.]
Definition: A traveler; -- applied in Canada to a man employed by the fur companies in transporting goods by the rivers and across the land, to and from the remote stations in the Northwest.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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