Frenchman
Americannoun
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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
Example Sentences
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It leaves the Frenchman in a precarious position and unable to stay at the club that he said he truly wanted to stay at.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
But posterity will almost certainly remember Monday as the “Wemby game,” in which the 22-year-old Frenchman single-handedly dismantled one of the greatest teams, statistically, that the NBA has ever seen.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
I met with the head chef of Disneyland, who was a Frenchman at the time, and I said we wanted to serve ugly crust pies at Flo’s V8 Cafe.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Handel bids us “Rejoice Greatly”; we do so with the benefit of a weirdo 19th century Frenchman, one Gérard de Nerval.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
It was the one who had spoken with him and the Frenchman before he slept.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
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