Saulteur

noun

Saul·​teur

süˈtər(‧)

plural -s

: a member of the Salteaux people

Word History

Etymology

French, from Sault Ste. Marie, city in Ontario, Canada, near which the Salteaux lived in the 17th century + French -eur -or

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