Rousseau
/ɹuˈsoʊ/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from French. countable
- 2 Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Genevan philosopher. countable, uncountable
Antonyms
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More examples"Rousseau was mad but influential; Hume was sane but had no followers."
Etymology
From French Rousseau. Originally a French nickname for someone with red hair, from roux (“redhead”). Doublet of Russell. Compare russel.