frondeur

Example Sentences

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Some one had once called him a frondeur; he was greatly delighted with that name.

From On the Eve by Garnett, Constance

This brilliant young officer, by nature somewhat a frondeur, was finally guilty of expressions so disrespectful as to lead to his removal shortly before that of Paoli.

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

Diana dismissed it with contempt, as the shaft of a frondeur discredited by both parties.

From The Testing of Diana Mallory by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

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

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