Frenchman
Americannoun
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Frenchmen
plural
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a native or inhabitant of the French nation.
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a French ship.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Frenchman
before 1150; Middle English Frenshman, Old English Frencisc man. See French, man
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The maverick Frenchman arrived in England having won the title with Marseille, which was followed by a two-month ban for throwing a ball at a referee and a fallout with the hierarchy.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The wily, frizzy-haired Frenchman with red-framed spectacles taught Zucker everything he knows about clowning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
A Frenchman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Mali for plotting an alleged coup in the West African country has now been granted a presidential pardon, it was announced on Thursday.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Frenchman Jacquet, 21, officially joined the Reds last month in a £60m deal from Rennes, but has not played in any of the club's pre-season friendly games so far because of a minor knee issue.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
In December 1775, shortly after Franklin became a member of the Committee of Secret Correspondence, a Frenchman named Julien-Alexander Achard de Bonvouloir, posing as a merchant, arrived in Philadelphia from Europe.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
The families of the Frenchmen said they were hoping for a "swift resolution" in a joint statement shared by RSF, adding that the "uncertainty and anguish weigh daily" on them.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Nothing was more frustrating to them on the eve of the French Revolution than the realization that the majority of Frenchmen didn’t speak French.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Frenchmen such as Jean Louis Vignes came here bearing know-how and wine grape stock, and put the old mission varieties in the shade with ever-better vintages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2025
The first iteration of these new competitions took place in Athens in 1896, but Frenchmen and a French fascination with antiquity played a large role, and in 1900 and 1904, the Games moved to Paris.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
The Frenchmen laughed and slapped each other on the shoulders.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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