haleur

French

Etymology

From haler +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.lœʁ/
Homophones: à l'heure, haleurs

Noun

haleur m (plural haleurs, feminine haleuse)

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

Further reading

“haleur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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