frondeur

[ fron-dur; French frawn-dœr ]

noun

, plural fron·deurs [fron-, durz, f, r, aw, n, -, dœr].

1. a rebel; rioter.

Frondeur

/ frɒnˈdɜː; frɔ̃dœr /

noun

1. French history a member of the Fronde
2. any malcontent or troublemaker

Word History and Origins

Origin of frondeur¹

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

The loss was indeed serious; for the young orator was far more than a frondeur.

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By this repressive policy the frondeur spirit of the Noblesse was revived, and it has continued to exist down to the present time.

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Then suddenly he added, "Apropos, have you heard that Eugne has become one of the leaders of these frondeur madmen?"

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Some one had once called him a frondeur; he was greatly delighted with that name.

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Guy Patin is, in short, a systematic grumbler, a regular frondeur; but it is chiefly in talk and speculation.

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Related Words

• guerrilla
• insurgent
• opponent
• rioter
• secessionist
• separatist