dreyfusard
French, noun/dʁɛ.fy.zaʁ/
dreyfusard is spelled D-R-E-Y-F-U-S-A-R-D (10 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 125,137th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dreyfusard is a French masculine noun meaning “Dreyfusard (supporter of Alfred Dreyfus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Homme convaincu de l’innocence de Dreyfus et prenant son parti”.
What does dreyfusard mean in English?
adjective
- 1
supportive of or sympathetic to Alfred Dreyfus (1859–1935) in the Dreyfus affair (1894–1906).
noun
- 1
masculineDreyfusard (supporter of Alfred Dreyfus)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui soutenait Alfred Dreyfus, ou qui est relatif au mouvement de défense de celui-ci.
noun: 1. Homme convaincu de l’innocence de Dreyfus et prenant son parti.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dreyfusard
- dreyfusarde feminine
- dreyfusards masculine plural
- dreyfusardes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dreyfusard?
- /dʁɛ.fy.zaʁ/
- /dʁe.fy.zaʁ/
- \dʁɛ.fy.zaʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is dreyfusard in French?
dreyfusard appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).