Frenchman
Americannoun
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Frenchmen
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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
Norrie saved three match points in the second set to force a tie-break, but the Frenchman broke his serve to win in one hour and 43 minutes.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 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
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
“Wait here for me, Don,” he ordered the Frenchman, who in any case had no intention of accompanying him.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
The remainder were Frenchmen, Swedes, Spaniards and people of unknown ethnicity.
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
It’s all part of Wembanyama’s desire to win an NBA title with the Spurs, just like his fellow Frenchmen Tony Parker and Boris Diaw.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
The second half of the nineteenth century was, for music, all about destiny too, though since music was dominated by Germans, Italians, Frenchmen and Russians, tragedy triumphed, and it all ended in death.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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