coureurs

They began to be called coureurs de bois, and French officials did not approve of their ways.

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

They began to be called coureurs de bois, and French officials did not approve of their ways.

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

From this outpost, trappers and traders—known as coureurs de bois forest runners—ranged deep into the interior of the continent.

Bill Bennet, One of Your Brighter Guys, Has Another Book Out! 2006

These were called coureurs des bois, rangers of the woods; originally men who had accompanied the Indians in their hunting expeditions, and made themselves acquainted with remote tracts and tribes; and who now became, as it were, peddlers of the wilderness.

Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains 1836

These were called coureurs des bois, rangers of the woods; originally men who had accompanied the Indians in their hunting expeditions, and made themselves acquainted with remote tracts and tribes; and who now became, as it were, peddlers of the wilderness.

Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains Washington Irving 1821

As for the rest, they're all children of the coureurs du bois, mingled with God knows how many other bloods.

An Odyssey of the North 2010

In answer to the stereotyped preliminaries he stated that his name was that of his father's, a descendant of the _coureurs du bois_.

CHAPTER 26 2010

Likewise, more might have been said about the lifestyles of the tough, independent voyageurs and coureurs de bois literally "woods runners" of French Canada.

The Beaver Wars Stephen Brumwell 2012

As for the rest, they're all children of the coureurs du bois, mingled with God knows how many other bloods.

An Odyssey of the North 2010

In 1679, Intendant Duchesneau wrote a scathing report, and estimated the number of coureurs de bois at between 500 and 600, not counting others who were leaving “every day” for the woods.

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008