MAQUISARD

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II

Synonyms:

Maquis; Maquisard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Maquisard" is a kind of...):

guerilla; guerrilla; insurgent; irregular (a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment)

Holonyms ("Maquisard" is a member of...):

Maquis (the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II)

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