Frenchman

French·man
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/ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃm(ə)n/pin pen merger/ˈfɹɪ̟nt͡ʃm(ə)n/

noun

A man of French birth or nationality.

Less commonScrabble 19

Meanings

nounFrenchman (plural Frenchmen)

plural Frenchmen

  1. 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 128
    1 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
  2. A home-made tool used by bricklayers to cut excess mortar from newly pointed brickwork.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Middle EnglishFrenshman
  2. EnglishFrenchman

From Middle English Frenshman. By surface analysis, French + -man.

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Translations

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
APA

Frenchman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frenchman

MLA

“Frenchman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frenchman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Frenchman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frenchman.

Source: Frenchman on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.