Robespierre

Common synonyms include: byword, eponym, french revolutionary leader, jacobin leader, revolutionary statesman.

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Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname from French
2
A surname from French; The French Revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre, 1758–1794. Often used as a byword for a murderous demagogue or tyrant.
"Why, Greeley wants to be blood-thirsty — he wants to be a little Robespierre."

"Why, Greeley wants to be blood-thirsty — he wants to be a little Robespierre."