frondeur
/frɒnˈdəː
/ /fʀɔndœʀ/noun rare
A political rebel.His decision horrified former frondeurs like Jean Le Boindre, who wrote that as ‘the French had changed their laws and their monarchy, they might as well change their name’....
- The early frondeurs used slings to shoot stones through the windows of government supporters.
- Out of patience with the mid-90s rightwing frondeurs, he was a loyal government member who got on with his job.
Origin
French, literally 'slinger', used to denote a rebel taking part in the Fronde.
- play leadership
- playless
- playlet
- playlist
- play lunch
- playmake
- playmaker
- playmaking
- playmate
- play material
- playmating
- play merry hell with
- play method
- playmobile
- play money
- play night
- playock
- play off
- play of words
- play on
- play one's ace
- play one's cards close to one's chest
- play one's cards right
- play one's cards right (or well)
- play oneself in