Recent Examples on the WebAt the end of January, Valls was defeated in the Socialist Party race by Benoît Hamon, a dapper frondeur, a member of a rebel faction.—Elisabeth Zerofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2017
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Word History
Etymology
French, literally, slinger, participant in a 17th century revolt in which the rebels were compared to schoolboys using slings only when the teacher was not looking
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