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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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
And four minutes later they added another try when Rouge's kick came off Smith and the Frenchman collected the ball to score.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Having failed to break Atmane as the Frenchman won the first set 6-3, Draper began to show glimpses of the glittering 2025 form which earned his number four ranking last June.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
A week after Infantino's investment plan was first released, the Frenchman issued a statement through Fifa in which he demanded "transparency and integrity" from world football's governing body.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
You got honey and beeswax, you got ale from brewers and brewsters like Marie here, you’ve got leather and horn and blacksmiffs and cheese like any good Frenchman could never say no to.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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, the Games moved to Paris.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
Barclay selected four Irishmen, four Frenchmen, three Italians, two Englishmen and two Scots, with Garbisi at fly-half.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2024
The Frenchmen gave courteous thanks, complimented Turner on his French, then bent over the table to pack the empty bottles and glasses into the canvas bag.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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