单词 | frencher |
释义 | Frenchern. depreciative. A French person, esp. a French man. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > French nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of France FrenchmanOE monsieur?a1513 Gaul1630 frog1657 Gallic1755 mounseer1755 parleyvoo1755 frog-eater1766 Galloman1787 mossoo1809 Frencher1826 Frenchy1829 parley1831 crapaud?c1834 wi-wi1841 froggy1853 1826 J. F. Cooper Last of Mohicans II. iii. 40 Why did not the grand Frencher [sc. Montcalm]..bury the tomahawks of the Hurons? 1845 Jonathan Sharp I. 13 Now, these Frenchers, and even the English, do not understand. 1899 F. Remington Crooked Trails 93 The Frencher..was captured and later found his way as a prisoner to Quebec. 1943 R. P. Warren At Heaven's Gate xiv. 188 He had blue eyes lak the old Frencher had. 1990 I. L. Allen Unkind Words i. ii. 21 About one in eight epithets are simply alterations of the proper names of groups, such as..flip for a Filipino, frencher for a Frenchman, gerry for a German. 2002 G. R. Howard Vine & Fig Tree vii. 81 Tall, he was, for a Frencher. Thin nosed. Long bones. Lived like a lord up there. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1826 |
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