n. a native or inhabitant of Acadia, especially a French-speaking descendant of the early French settlers in what are now the Maritime Provinces.
See also: Acadian ((n.))
- 1828  I have been told by an old Acadian Frenchman, that ... a vast number of horses were running in a wild state about the east point of the island.
- 1854  An Acadian Frenchman with a horse, cart, and a whole bushel of potatoes, was met about seven miles from Richibucto ....