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frondeur

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fron⋅deur

[fron-dur; Fr. frawn-dœr]
–noun, plural -deurs [-durz; Fr. -dœr] .
a rebel; rioter.

Origin:
1790–1800; < F: lit., a participant in the Fronde (the rebellion against royal authority during the minority of Louis XIV), equiv. to Fronde + -eur -eur
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