coureur

runner

noun koo-RUR Rare

Origin: French 'courir' (to run) + '-eur'

Also means

womaniser

Usage Note

Coureur means a runner or racing driver (coureur cycliste = racing cyclist, coureur automobile = racing driver), but the compound coureur de jupons (skirt-chaser) is a well-known idiom for a womaniser. The feminine form coureuse also carries both meanings. The phrase coureur des bois historically referred to French-Canadian fur traders who travelled by canoe through the wilderness.

Examples

"Ce coureur termine toujours dans les premiers."

Natural Translation

This runner always finishes near the top.

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