Frenchman
noun
French·man
ˈfrench-mən 
1
: a native or inhabitant of France
2
: a person who is of French descent
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Italian 21-year-old Diego Coppola (£9.4m from Hellas Verona) and 27-year-old Frenchman Olivier Boscagli, on a free transfer from PSV, give the centre of defence an injection of youthful power and pacy nous.
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
With hindsight, when a deal to take the Frenchman to St James’ Park looked possible just before Liverpool enquired about Isak, all sides should have thrashed out a deal.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Perhaps for the first time in her career, Ledecky was given only a 50-50 shot by many to beat the 18-year-old Canadian Summer McIntosh, the star of these worlds with Frenchman Leon Marchand.
—Stephen Wade, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2025
The Frenchman's impact was immediately felt following his arrival from Sauber, as Ferrari was the only team apart from Red Bull to win a race in the entire year of 2023.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
With hindsight, when a deal to take the Frenchman to St James’ Park looked possible just before Liverpool enquired about Isak, all sides should have thrashed out a deal.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Perhaps for the first time in her career, Ledecky was given only a 50-50 shot by many to beat the 18-year-old Canadian Summer McIntosh, the star of these worlds with Frenchman Leon Marchand.
—Stephen Wade, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2025
The Frenchman's impact was immediately felt following his arrival from Sauber, as Ferrari was the only team apart from Red Bull to win a race in the entire year of 2023.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Frenchman
noun
French·man
ˈfrench-mən
: a person who is French
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