Frenchman

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man of French birth or nationality.

    "A deep-seated misgiving about U.S. Asian policy is spreading among anti-Communists in Southeast Asia, who fear that the Korean truce is the first sign of U.S. withdrawal. In Hong Kong, anti-Communist Chinese newspapers, even those critical of Chiang, now talk about “U.S. double-faced diplomacy.” One said that “Ike and Dulles have stepped right into Acheson’s shoes.” Though Secretary Dulles has bulled through a special $387 million grant to bolster anti-Communist resistance in Indo-China, Frenchmen frequently grumble: Why should we fight our Communists to a finish when you did not fight yours to a finish in Korea?"

  2. 2
    a male person of French nationality wordnet
  3. 3
    A home-made tool used by bricklayers to cut excess mortar from newly pointed brickwork.
  4. 4
    The red-legged partridge. UK

Example

More examples

"I have a daughter who's married to a Frenchman."

Etymology

From Middle English Frenshman. By surface analysis, French + -man.

Related phrases

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