frondeur
Americannoun
plural
frondeursnoun
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French history a member of the Fronde
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any malcontent or troublemaker
Etymology
Origin of frondeur
1790–1800; < French: literally, a participant in the Fronde (the rebellion against royal authority during the minority of Louis XIV), equivalent to Fronde + -eur -eur
Example Sentences
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The Fronde left behind it a sense of littleness, of poverty-stricken humanity, and this particular frondeur had seen the mask drop from the features of his fellow-men.
From Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France by Gosse, Edmund
And the burden of his song ran thus: A frondeur wind Got up to-day, 'Gainst Mazarin It blows, they say.
From The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes by Sabatini, Rafael
Ch�teaubriand's father is likewise one of the discontented, "a political frondeur, and very inimical to the court."
From The Ancient Regime by Durand, John
Some one had once called him a frondeur; he was greatly delighted with that name.
From On the Eve by Garnett, Constance
Then suddenly he added, "Apropos, have you heard that Eug�ne has become one of the leaders of these frondeur madmen?"
From The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes by Sabatini, Rafael
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