DCHP-3

Frenchman

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.

a French-speaking descendant of the settlers of New France or Acadia; a Canadian of French ancestry.

See: French Canadian(def. 1)

Quotations

1856
I know that all the Frenchmen in the ministry without exception are very indignant at me.
1883
. . . one of the men, a Frenchman, resolved to assert his independence and defiance of Bob on these points.
1943
Dees foreman, he's mad at dees li'l Frenchman, He is all feegure out for to geeve heem de can. But de boat, she is late an' de hooker he's mad, An' for one chokair-man, he is ver' mooch glad .. .