SANSCULOTTE


Meaning of SANSCULOTTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsanz-ku̇-ˈlät, -kyu̇- ]

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 -ˈlä-tik adjective

• sans·cu·lott·ish -tish adjective

• sans·cu·lott·ism -ˌti-zəm noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.