sans-culotte
noun
(in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
sans-culottist
-
a word derived from
sans-culotte.
Example Sentences
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Had Thomas Jefferson been our first President in his sans-culotte days, our Government might not have outlasted the sans-culottist enthusiasts in France.
From George Washington by William Roscoe Thayer
