- debrouillard⇄adj. talented and resourceful in shifting for oneself.
Ex. But abroad you are not clever enough, not flexible enough, not debrouillard enough to really get along in France (Harper's). - debrouillard⇄debrouillard, adjective, noun.
(French.) - debrouillard⇄noun a person who is debrouillard.
Ex. Always virtuoso debrouillards, they [Hungarians] have had a lot of experience in adapting to strong regimes (New Yorker).