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French
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
rebroussier m (plural rebroussiers, feminine rebroussière) (Meridional French, especially Nîmes)
- rebel, dissenter, contrarian, naysayer
Adjective
rebroussier (feminine rebroussière, masculine plural rebroussiers, feminine plural rebroussières) (Meridional French, especially Nîmes)
- surly, churlish
- rebellious, contrary