Barricader

/ˈbærɪkeɪdər/ noun

Definition

A person who builds or sets up barricades, which are barriers or blockades erected to obstruct or defend something.

Etymology

From French 'barricader,' derived from 'barricade' which comes from 'barrique' meaning 'barrel.' Barrels were actually used to build the first barricades!

Kelly Says

The first barricades were literally just piles of wooden barrels and debris thrown into Paris streets—the word barricade literally comes from the French word for barrel!

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