frondeur

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French frondeur.

Noun

frondeur (plural frondeurs)

  1. A political rebel

French

Etymology

From fronde (sling) + -eur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁɔ̃.dœʁ/
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Noun

frondeur m (plural frondeurs, feminine frondeuse)

  1. slinger (someone who slings or who uses a sling)
  2. (historical) member of the Fronde (civil war in France, 1648–1653)
  3. (by extension) political rebel

Adjective

frondeur (feminine singular frondeuse, masculine plural frondeurs, feminine plural frondeuses)

  1. politically disapproving

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