sans-culotte
(in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
any extreme republican or revolutionary.
Origin of sans-culotte
1Other words from sans-culotte
- sans-cu·lot·tic [sanz-kyoo-lot-ik, -koo-], /ˌsænz kyʊˈlɒt ɪk, -kʊ-/, adjective
- sans-cu·lot·tish, adjective
- sans-cu·lot·tism, noun
- sans-cu·lot·tist, noun
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How to use sans-culotte in a sentence
We should remodel the Government, and teach the sans culottes the hazard of trying the trade of politicians.
The assembly of the sans culottes appeared in Paris with their arms and colors.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellDuring the following night the "Sans Culottes" quitted the French fleet.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) MahanIt had come from the Sans Culottes, privateer, or because of damaged coffee fetched from he knew not where.
The Red City | S. Weir MitchellWhile the cassocked priests brandished the crucifix over him, furious sans-culottes simultaneously assaulted him with the pike.
The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine | Heinrich Heine
British Dictionary definitions for sans-culotte
/ (ˌsænzkjʊˈlɒt, French sɑ̃kylɔt) /
(during the French Revolution)
(originally) a revolutionary of the poorer class
(later) any revolutionary, esp one having extreme republican sympathies
any revolutionary extremist
Origin of sans-culotte
1Derived forms of sans-culotte
- sans-culottism, noun
- sans-culottist, noun
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