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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:
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)