maquisard

• Nom désignant un combattant ou une combattante appartenant aux groupes de résistance armée française contre l'occupant pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, notamment dans le maquis. Par extension, le terme peut aussi renvoyer à un résistant clandestin en général.

A noun referring to a guerrilla fighter who was part of the French underground resistance movement during World War II.

nom propre

1. Resistance FighterC1formalpolitical

   A member of the French guerrilla resistance movement during World War II.

   Résistant

   • The maquisard hid in the forests and sabotaged German supply lines.
   • Many maquisards were young men who refused forced labor under the Vichy regime.
   • A group of maquisard fighters successfully liberated the village before Allied forces arrived.
   • The legacy of the maquisards is honored in French history for their bravery.

   Synonymesfreedom fighterguerrillapartisan