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routier — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • roadhouse noun An inn, bar, or restaurant set on a highway outside a town, historically used by travellers on long journeys.
  • rutter noun A horseman or cavalryman, especially a German one, associated with the wars of the 16th and 17th centuries.

Senses

routier is used for these senses in English:

  • roadhouse (chiefly, US) An inn or similar establishment situated beside a road beyond the jurisdiction of a town or city. In the centuries before motor vehicles, such inns were places for travellers to stop at night during multi-day journeys, besides being public houses for their local countryfolk.
  • rutter (historical) A set of instructions for navigating a course at sea; a pilot's book or seaman's guide. [from 16th c.]
  • truck driver (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) A person employed to drive a truck, especially a tractor-trailer or other large industrial truck.

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