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rebroussier

/ʁə.bʁu.sje/

noun, masculine/ʁə.bʁu.sje/plural: rebroussiers

rebel, dissenter, contrarian, naysayer

Analysable as rebrousser + -ier, but said to be from Occitan rebroussiè (“churlish, surly; the opposite to others”), from Latin reburrus (“with bristling hair”). Compare à rebours and à rebrousse-poil, both ultimately from the same Latin word.

adjective/ʁə.bʁu.sje/

surly, churlish; rebellious, contrary

Analysable as rebrousser + -ier, but said to be from Occitan rebroussiè (“churlish, surly; the opposite to others”), from Latin reburrus (“with bristling hair”). Compare à rebours and à rebrousse-poil, both ultimately from the same Latin word.