chasseur
nounUK /ʃæˈsɜː/ · US /ʃæˈsɝ/
Etymology Borrowed from French chasseur. Doublet of chaser.
1
A soldier equipped for rapid movement; also, any of several light infantry regiments, especially in France.
2
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.1911 October 26, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson, or, An Oxford Love Story, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company, published 1912, →OCLC:
3
A hotel messenger, especially in France.
- The chasseur of the Hôtel Récamier (whom he knew far too well) was approaching them at a run.1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber, published 2007, page 30:
4
A hunter or huntsman.