Frenchman

English

A 1760 portrait by Carmontelle of Charles Marie de La Condamine (1701–1774), a French explorer, geographer, and mathematician

Etymology

French + -man

Noun

Frenchman (plural Frenchmen)

  1. A man of French birth or nationality.
  2. A home-made tool used by bricklayers to cut excess mortar from newly pointed brickwork.
  3. (Britain) The red-legged partridge.

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