chasseur

[ sha-sur; French sha-sœr ]

/ ʃæˈsɜr; French ʃaˈsœr /

(in the French army) one of a body of cavalry or infantry troops equipped and trained for rapid movement.

a uniformed footman or attendant; liveried servant.

a hunter.

Also called hunter's sauce. French Cookery. a brown sauce, usually containing mushrooms, tomatoes, shallots, white wine, etc.

Origin of chasseur

1790–1800; < French: literally, chaser; see chase¹, -eur

The chasseur, amiably perplexed, twirled his gold-banded cap between his fingers.

The Adventures of a Modest Man |Robert W. Chambers
In addition there are eighteen chasseur or rifle battalions (Jger).

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 |Various
The Chasseur, as he had been bidden, never drew rein across the scorching plateau.

Under Two Flags |Ouida [Louise de la Ramee]
We rode slowly through the hamlet; I, mounted on a horse that two days before had carried an enemy's chasseur.

The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, And His Man Mark Antony O'Toole |W. H. Maxwell

Again, with the wisdom of a slow intelligence, the Chasseur held back from her subtleties.

The Missourian |Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle

chasseur

/ (ʃæˈsɜː, French ʃasœr) /

French army a member of a unit specially trained and equipped for swift deployment

(in some parts of Europe, esp formerly) a uniformed attendant, esp one in the livery of a huntsman

(often postpositive) designating or cooked in a sauce consisting of white wine and mushrooms

C18: from French: huntsman