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   Avant Courier
   A French word meaning 'scout'. This word was used by both voyageurs and mountain men.
   Found op http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/amm/gloss.html
   
   
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   Avant-courier
   A·vant'-cou`ri·er noun [ French, from avant before + courrier . See Avaunt , and Courier .] A person dispatched before another person or company, to give notice of his or their approach.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/151
   
   
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   Avant-courier
   • (n.) A person dispatched before another person or company, to give notice of his or their approach.
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/avant-courier/
   
   

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