Definitions

1. noun

A participant in a rebellion, especially the Fronde in 17th-century France, or a person who rebels against established authority.

“The young king’s advisors feared the growing number of frondeurs among his subjects.”

2. noun

A rebel, especially one who resists an established authority, often in a violent or aggressive manner.

“The city’s police force struggled to contain the growing number of frondeurs in the streets.”