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
Words Nearby sans-culotte
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How to use sans-culotte in a sentence
Clearly the sans-culotte of Brussels was a mere tinsel imitation of the genuine article at Paris.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondHard names were not wanting either; Jefferson was ridiculed as a sans-culotte and red-legged Democrat.
Albert Gallatin | John Austin StevensTwo men in sans-culotte costume were seated at a small table in the restaurant of Père Lefèvre.
When a Cobbler Ruled a King | Augusta Huiell SeamanHe could not even command words in which to thank this kind-hearted sans-culotte for his timely warning.
When a Cobbler Ruled a King | Augusta Huiell Seaman"Aye, he took French leave, the b--y sans culotte" returned the captain, putting himself in a better humor with his own pun.
The Wing-and-Wing | J. Fenimore Cooper
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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