William Lloyd Garrison

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A person who worked to end slavery in the United States and published the newspaper The Liberator

proper noun
/ˈwɪljəm lɔɪd ˈɡɛrɪsən/

: William Lloyd Garrison

William Lloyd Garrison founded the anti-slavery newspaper, The Liberator.

Examples

The newspaper The Liberator was edited by William Lloyd Garrison for over three decades.
William Lloyd Garrison fiercely advocated for the immediate abolition of slavery in the United States.
Historians credit William Lloyd Garrison with inspiring many activists in the abolitionist movement.
The famous abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison fought tirelessly against slavery.
William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent figure in the fight for abolition, leading rallies and speaking against slavery.
As an editor, William Lloyd Garrison used his newspaper, The Liberator, to advocate for the freedom of enslaved people.
William Lloyd Garrison is remembered as a key activist who dedicated his life to ending slavery in America.

Surface Forms

William Lloyd Garrison main

Morphology

William + Lloyd + Garrison

This is a proper name composed of personal names, not a semantic combination of lexical items; knowing the individual words (which are names or non-lexical entries) does not allow a learner to derive the biographical meaning or role of the referent. At best a B1 learner could infer it is a person's name, but the specific identity and historical information are not predictable from the constituents, so the expression is opaque.

Etymology

William Lloyd Garrison was an American in the 1800s who used his newspaper, The Liberator, to loudly demand that slavery end 'right away'. That's why his name is remembered today as a leading voice for ending slavery and for inspiring many other activists.