Frenchman

[ french-muhn ]

/ ˈfrɛntʃ mən /

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noun, plural French·men.

a native or inhabitant of the French nation.

a French ship.

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No one wanted to rent the run-down house on the corner.

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Origin of Frenchman

before 1150; Middle English Frenshman,Old English Frencisc man.See French, man

Words nearby Frenchman

French knickers, French knot, French leave, French letter, French lilac, Frenchman, French marigold, French Morocco, French mulberry, French mustard, French navy

Example sentences from the Web for Frenchman

The rise of Hollywood owes a surprising amount to the untimely demise of a single Frenchman.
Take Your Ears to the Movies|Nick Fouriezos|April 23, 2021|Ozy
“I do more on Facebook and more on the DSPs than I did before,” said Frenchman.
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He is thought to have self-radicalized online, calling himself Abou Abdallah al-Faransi (“The Frenchman”) on social networks.
Showing the Faces of Its Murderers, ISIS Shows Its Global Reach|Tracy McNicoll|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On May 24, the young Frenchman allegedly walked into a Jewish museum in Brussels and killed four people.
French Jihadi Mehdi Nemmouche Is the Shape of Terror to Come|Christopher Dickey|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A Frenchman who was detained told his interrogators he had been recruited by ISIS.
ISIS May Open a Third Front in Lebanon|Jamie Dettmer|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, they were based on the reasoning of that great seventeenth-century Frenchman.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first way is that of another Frenchman whom you made an honorary citizen on June 28, 1992.
Bernard-Henri Levy Celebrates the Fraternity of Sarajevo Citizenship|Bernard-Henri Lévy|November 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The well-worn aphorism of the Frenchman, “History repeats itself,” was about to assert itself.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The Frenchman read the letter, reseated himself, and with a bow handed back the note.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The Frenchman's blade scintillated in the setting sun around Haggard's more stiffly held weapon.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The Frenchman never withdrew his blade; but his very anxiety to make a hit was defeating itself.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The Frenchman shrugged his shoulders as he stepped into his perfectly-appointed but funereal-looking little brougham.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

British Dictionary definitions for Frenchman

Frenchman

/ (ˈfrɛntʃmən) /

noun plural -men

a native, citizen, or inhabitant of France

Derived forms of Frenchman

Frenchwoman, fem n

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