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Dreyfusard

American  
[drahy-fuh-sahrd, -zahrd, drey-, drahy-fuh-sahrd, -zahrd, drey-] / ˈdraɪ fəˌsɑrd, -ˌzɑrd, ˈdreɪ-, ˌdraɪ fəˈsɑrd, -ˈzɑrd, ˌdreɪ- /

noun

  1. a defender or supporter of Alfred Dreyfus.


Etymology

Origin of Dreyfusard

First recorded in 1895–1900; Dreyfus + -ard

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Jewish on his mother's side, he courageously declared himself a Dreyfusard and helped to circulate the first petition for Dreyfus' release.

From Time Magazine Archive

These Dreyfusard letters foreshadow my special pleading for those whom society punishes by exclusion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dreyfus pleased his friends no better than his :oes: he irked them by not becoming a "Dreyfusard."

From Time Magazine Archive

I was very glad to meet Colonel Picquard at a dinner in a Dreyfusard house.

From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)

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