Communard
[
kom
-y
uh
-nahrd]
/ˈkɒm yəˌnɑrd/
noun
1.
(
often lowercase
)
French History.
a member or supporter of the Commune of 1871.
Compare
commune
3
(def 8b).
2.
(
lowercase
) a person who lives in a
commune
.
Origin
1870-75;
<
French;
see
commune
3
,
-ard
British Dictionary definitions for
Communard
communard
/
ˈkɒmjʊˌnɑːd
/
noun
1.
a member of a commune
Communard
/
ˈkɒmjʊˌnɑːd
/
noun
1.
any person who participated in or supported the Paris Commune formed after the Franco-Prussian War in 1871
Word Origin
C19: from French