Chasseur Meaning in English

word

US

ʃæˈsɜː

sha-SUR

UK

ʃæsˈɜː

shas-UR

Definition

'Chasseur' is a French word meaning 'hunter'. In English, it can also refer to a type of sauce or recipe in French cooking, or to certain hotel staff who assist guests (e.g., bellboy).

Usage & Nuances

Most commonly used in gastronomy to refer to 'chasseur sauce' (a mushroom and tomato French sauce for chicken or meat). As 'hunter', very rare in English outside French contexts. Also a hotel staff role in some European hotels. Pronounced sha-SIR.

• Spanish: cazador - chasseur (persona; en gastronomía)
• Portuguese (BR): caçador - chasseur (no contexto de gastronomia)
• Portuguese (PT): caçador - chasseur (em gastronomia)
• Chinese (Simplified): 猎人 - 猎户 - 猎人酱（西餐用语）
• Chinese (Traditional): 獵人 - 獵戶 - 獵人醬（西餐用語）
• Hindi: शिकारी - शासर (पश्चिमी व्यंजन के सॉस के नाम के रूप में)
• Arabic: صياد - شاسور (صلصة فرنسية)
• Bengali: চাস্যর (ফরাসি রান্নার একটি সস) - চাস্যর (হোটেল কর্মী) - শিকারি (ফরাসি)
• Russian: шассёр (соус) - шассёр (служащий отеля) - охотник (франц.)
• Japanese: シャスール（フランス料理のソース） - シャスール（ホテルの係） - 狩人（フランス語）
• Vietnamese: chasseur (nước sốt Pháp) - chasseur (nhân viên khách sạn) - thợ săn (từ tiếng Pháp)
• Korean: 샤쇠르(프랑스 요리 소스) - 샤쇠르(호텔 직원) - 사냥꾼(프랑스어)
• Turkish: chasseur (Fransız sosu) - chasseur (otel görevlisi) - avcı (Fransızca)
• Urdu: شاسور (فرانسیسی سوس) - شاسور (ہوٹل اسٹاف) - شکاری (فرانسیسی لفظ)
• Indonesian: chasseur (sốt Pháp) - chasseur (nhân viên khách sạn) - thợ săn (từ tiếng Pháp)

Example Sentences

The chef made a special chicken chasseur for dinner.

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The hotel chasseur helped us with our bags.

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‘Chasseur’ means ‘hunter’ in French.

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I ordered steak chasseur because I love the mushroom sauce.

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The chasseur greeted us at the hotel entrance and quickly called a taxi.

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Even though it's a French word, you'll see ‘chasseur’ on menus at fancy restaurants.

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