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Maquisard

//makiːˈzɑː(d)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a resistance or guerrilla movement, originally and chiefly that of the French during the German occupation of 1940-5. historical

    "The revolt touched bottom, reduced to little more than 350 active maquisards."

  2. 2
    a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from French maquisard.

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