n.
Pronunciation: ˌ sanz-ku ̇ - ' lät, -kyu ̇ -
Function: noun
Etymology: French sans-culotte, literally, without breeches
Date: 1790
1 : an extreme radical republican in France at the time of the French Revolution
2 : a radical or violent extremist in politics
– sans · cu · lott · ic \ - ' lä-tik \ adjective
– sans · cu · lott · ish \ -tish \ adjective
– sans · cu · lott · ism \ - ˌ ti-z ə m \ noun