frondeur

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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

Proud, hard to work with, jealous, and irascible, he was essentially the leader of opposition, the grumbler, and the frondeur.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William

The loss was indeed serious; for the young orator was far more than a frondeur.

From William Pitt and the Great War by Rose, John Holland

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