MAQUISARD

Maquis, Maquisard

(noun) a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

maquisard (plural maquisards)

(historical) A member of a resistance or guerrilla movement, originally and chiefly that of the French during the German occupation of 1940-5. [from 1940s]

Source: Wiktionary



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