haleur

French

Etymology

From haler + -eur.

Pronunciation

Noun

haleur m (plural haleurs, feminine haleuse)

  1. hauler (one who tows a line, especially on a boat)
    • 1871, Arthur Rimbaud, "The Drunken Boat":
      Comme je descendais des Fleuves impassibles, / Je ne me sentis plus guidé par les haleurs
      As I went down the impassive Rivers / I no longer felt myself guided by the haulers

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