Meanings
plural Frenchmen
- A man of French birth or nationality.
The former recommended that all members of the Chamber of Deputies be elected by the scrutin de liste: that they be elected by all Frenchmen of both sexes over 21 years old.
1975, Sue Helder Goliber, The Life and Times of Marguerite Durand: A Study in French Feminism, page 1281 more example
A deep-seated misgiving about U.S. Asian policy is spreading among anti-Communists in Southeast Asia, who fear that the Korean truce is the first sign of U.S. withdrawal. In Hong Kong, anti-Communist Chinese newspapers, even those critical of Chiang, now talk about “U.S. double-faced diplomacy.” One said that “Ike and Dulles have stepped right into Acheson’s shoes.” Though Secretary Dulles has bulled through a special $387 million grant to bolster anti-Communist resistance in Indo-China, Frenchmen frequently grumble: Why should we fight our Communists to a finish when you did not fight yours to a finish in Korea?
1953 December 7, “ASIA: The Two Anti-Communists”, in TIME - UKThe red-legged partridge.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Middle EnglishFrenshman
- EnglishFrenchman
From Middle English Frenshman. By surface analysis, French + -man.
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Afrikaans Fransman
- Fransmanperson of French birth or nationality
Arabic فَرَنْسِيّ, فَرَنْسَاوِيّ
- فَرَنْسِيّ (faransiyy)person of French birth or nationality
- فَرَنْسَاوِيّ (faransāwiyy)person of French birth or nationality
Basque frantses, frantziar
- frantsesperson of French birth or nationality
- frantziarperson of French birth or nationality
Bulgarian францу́зин
- францу́зин (francúzin)person of French birth or nationality
Catalan francès, francés
- francèsperson of French birth or nationality
- francésperson of French birth or nationality
Chinese Mandarin 法國人 /法国人
- 法國人 /法国人 (Fǎguórén)person of French birth or nationality
Czech Francouz
- Francouzperson of French birth or nationality
Danish franskmand
- franskmandperson of French birth or nationality
Dutch Fransman
- Fransmanperson of French birth or nationality
Esperanto franco
- francoperson of French birth or nationality
Estonian prantslane
- prantslaneperson of French birth or nationality
Finnish ranskalainen
- ranskalainenperson of French birth or nationality
French Français
- Françaisperson of French birth or nationality
German Franzose, Schangel
- Franzoseperson of French birth or nationality
- Schangelperson of French birth or nationality
Greek Γάλλος
- Γάλλος (Gállos)person of French birth or nationality
Hebrew צָרְפָתִי
- צָרְפָתִי (tsarfati)person of French birth or nationality
Hindi फ्रांसीसी, फ़्रांसीसी
- फ्रांसीसी (phrānsīsī)person of French birth or nationality
- फ़्रांसीसी (frānsīsī)person of French birth or nationality
Hungarian francia férfi, francia
- francia férfiperson of French birth or nationality
- franciaperson of French birth or nationality
Icelandic Frakki
- Frakkiperson of French birth or nationality
Indonesian orang Perancis, orang Prancis
- orang Perancisperson of French birth or nationality
- orang Prancisperson of French birth or nationality
Irish Francach
- Francachperson of French birth or nationality
Italian francese
- franceseperson of French birth or nationality
Japanese フランス人, 仏人
- フランス人 (Furansu-jin)person of French birth or nationality
- 仏人 (futsujin)person of French birth or nationality
Korean 프랑스인, 프랑스 사람
- 프랑스인 (peurangseu'in)person of French birth or nationality
- 프랑스 사람 (peurangseu saram)person of French birth or nationality
- 불인 (burin)person of French birth or nationality
- 프랑스 남자 (peurangseu namja)person of French birth or nationality
Latin Francus, francigena
- Francusperson of French birth or nationality
- francigenaperson of French birth or nationality
Latvian francūzis, franči
- francūzisperson of French birth or nationality
- frančiperson of French birth or nationality
Lithuanian prancūzas
- prancūzasperson of French birth or nationality
Māori Wīwī
- Wīwīperson of French birth or nationality
Norwegian Bokmål franskmann
- franskmannperson of French birth or nationality
Persian فرانسوی
- فرانسوی (farânsavi)person of French birth or nationality
Polish Francuz
- Francuzperson of French birth or nationality
Portuguese francês
- francêsperson of French birth or nationality
Romanian francez
- francezperson of French birth or nationality
Russian францу́з
- францу́з (francúz)person of French birth or nationality
Scottish Gaelic Frangach
- Frangachperson of French birth or nationality
Slovak Francúz
- Francúzperson of French birth or nationality
Spanish francés
- francésperson of French birth or nationality
Swahili Mfaransa
- Mfaransaperson of French birth or nationality
Swedish fransman, fransos
- fransmanperson of French birth or nationality
- fransosperson of French birth or nationality
Tagalog Pranses
- Pransesperson of French birth or nationality
Thai ผู้ชายฝรั่งเศส, ชาวฝรั่งเศส
- ผู้ชายฝรั่งเศส (pûu-chaai fà-ràng-sèet)person of French birth or nationality
- ชาวฝรั่งเศส (chaao fà-ràng-sèet)person of French birth or nationality
- คนฝรั่งเศส (kon fà-ràng-sèet)person of French birth or nationality
Turkish Fransız, Fransız erkeği
- Fransızperson of French birth or nationality
- Fransız erkeğiperson of French birth or nationality
Ukrainian францу́з
- францу́з (francúz)person of French birth or nationality
Urdu فرانسیسی
- فرانسیسی (frānsīsī)person of French birth or nationality
Vietnamese đàn ông Pháp, người Pháp
- đàn ông Phápperson of French birth or nationality
- người Phápperson of French birth or nationality
Welsh Ffrancwr
- Ffrancwrperson of French birth or nationality
Yiddish פֿראַנצויז
- פֿראַנצויז (frantsoyz)person of French birth or nationality
Cite this entry
Frenchman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frenchman
“Frenchman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frenchman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Frenchman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frenchman.
Source: Frenchman on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.