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🧑‍🌾 A mountain person ⛰️ Mountain-related 🇫🇷 French Revolution group
montagnard

montagnard

1 9.9
A member of the extreme Mountain group during the French Revolution
  • noun
: montañés
  • The montagnard leaders played a crucial role in the Revolution.

Examples

  • During the Revolution, being a montagnard often meant supporting the execution of the king.

  • Many historians study the influence of each montagnard on the course of the French Revolution.

  • The montagnard argued passionately for radical reforms in the National Convention.

  • Many montagnards supported radical changes in France.

  • During the French Revolution, a Montagnard advocated for radical changes to the government.

  • Robespierre was a prominent leader among the Montagnard during the tumultuous times of the Revolution.

  • The Montagnard played a crucial role in the political dynamics of revolutionary France.

Antonyms

conservative
∞ 4.6

Does not want big changes and likes traditional values

moderate
114 4.6

A person with political views that are not extreme

Surface Forms

montagnard singular
montagnards plural

Etymology

The word montagnard comes from the French montagne 'mountain' and was given to members of the radical 'Mountain' group in the French Revolution because they sat on the high benches in the assembly. So a montagnard was a member of that political 'Mountain'.