Dreyfusard

See also: dreyfusard

English

Etymology

From French dreyfusard.

Noun

Dreyfusard (plural Dreyfusards)

  1. (historical) A supporter of Alfred Dreyfus (1859–1935) in the Dreyfus affair (1894–1906).
    Synonym: Dreyfusist
    • 1898, Ernest Alfred Vizetelly, With Zola in England: A Story of Exile‎[1]:
      Apropos of the stage, it is a curious circumstance that nine-tenths of 'the profession' in France are ardent Dreyfusards. Nearly every actor and actress and vocalist of note has been on the same side as M. Zola from the outset.

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