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Frenchman

nounattested in dialogue

  • //ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃm(ə)n//
  • //ˈfɹɪ̟nt͡ʃm(ə)n//

A man of French birth or nationality.

noun

  1. 1

    A man of French birth or nationality.

    The former recommended that all members of the Chamber of Deputies be elected by the scrutin de liste: that they be elected by all Frenchmen of both sexes over 21 years old.

  2. 2

    A home-made tool used by bricklayers to cut excess mortar from newly pointed brickwork.

  3. 3

    The red-legged partridge.

Etymology

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

Forms

plural
Frenchmen
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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