Frenchman
noun
French·man
ˈfrench-mən 
1
: a native or inhabitant of France
2
: a person who is of French descent
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The Frenchman has all the physical attributes required to succeed and showed his potential in spells but inconsistency has blighted his Leicester career.
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Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 May 2025
The Dakar version will compete in the stock category and among its drivers will be Stéphane Peterhansel, a Frenchman who has won Dakar 14 times, and the Lithuanian Rokas Baciuška.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 May 2025
The Frenchman previously served as team boss at Renault in 2016 before switching to Alfa Romeo and taking a similar position from 2017 to 2022.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
First, his linguistic talents need to be tested: My examiner was an infantry captain—a tough and burly Frenchman now in the U.S. Army.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 May 2025
The Dakar version will compete in the stock category and among its drivers will be Stéphane Peterhansel, a Frenchman who has won Dakar 14 times, and the Lithuanian Rokas Baciuška.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 May 2025
The Frenchman previously served as team boss at Renault in 2016 before switching to Alfa Romeo and taking a similar position from 2017 to 2022.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
First, his linguistic talents need to be tested: My examiner was an infantry captain—a tough and burly Frenchman now in the U.S. Army.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Frenchman
noun
French·man
ˈfrench-mən
: a person who is French
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