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Habitant

Part of Speech: verb transitive

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1. An inhabitant; a dweller.

2. An inhabitant or resident; - a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of Quebec; - usually in plural.

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The very amount enclosed spoke of secrecy, and the " habitant" sailor used all due precautions in forwarding the missives. - "From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade", Frederic C. Curry.
De fader of me, he was habitant farmer, Ma gran' fader too, an' hees fader also, Dey don't mak' no monee, but dat isn't fonny For it's not easy get ev'ryt'ing, you mus' know- All de sam' dere is somet'ing dey got ev'ryboddy, Dat's plaintee good healt', wat de monee can't geev, So I'm workin' away dere, an' happy for stay dere On farm by de reever, so long I was leev. - "The Habitant and Other French-Canadian Poems", William Henry Drummond.
You t'ink it was bodder de habitant farmer? - "The Habitant and Other French-Canadian Poems", William Henry Drummond.

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