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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His Eminence accused Eug�ne of being a frondeur; M. de Canaples, whose politics had grown sadly rusted in the country, asked me the meaning of the word.
From The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes by Sabatini, Rafael
They call me a frondeur, but there are many such.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 by Morley, John
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
This will not be the avocat, rarely listened to, nor even the Avocat g�n�ral, offensive in the eyes of the Parisian frondeur as the representative of authority.
From Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 by Walton, William
Tallemant says that the Marquis "avait terriblement d'esprit, mais un peu frondeur."
From Aspects and Impressions by Gosse, Edmund
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