frondeur
Example Sentences
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Ch�teaubriand's father is likewise one of the discontented, "a political frondeur, and very inimical to the court."
From The Ancient Regime by Durand, John
His temper is essentially frondeur; he has, what so few possess, absolute independence of judgment; he refuses to see through other men's spectacles, whether of smoked or of rose-coloured glass.
From Critical Studies by Ouida
They call me a frondeur, but there are many such.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 by Morley, John
The Fronde left behind it a sense of littleness, of poverty-stricken humanity, and this particular frondeur had seen the mask drop from the features of his fellow-men.
From Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France by Gosse, Edmund
Then suddenly he added, "Apropos, have you heard that Eug�ne has become one of the leaders of these frondeur madmen?"
From The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes by Sabatini, Rafael
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