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Maquisard

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Ma·qui·sard  (mk-zärd, -zär)
n.
See maquis.
[French, from maquis, the French underground; see maquis.]
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Noun1.Maquisard - a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War IIMaquisard - a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II
Maquis
Maquis - the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II
guerilla, guerrilla, irregular, insurgent - a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
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