libber
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9.4
- noun
- /ˈlɪbər/
- Archaic
:
feminista
- So you wouldn't call yourself a women's libber then, Kent, huh?
- women's libbers
- mad libber
Examples
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The libbers would kill me for saying this, but it's true.
Fiction book (1990) -
Do you all consider yourselves women's libbers? -
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Some of the professors thought I was trying to be a 'libber.'
Academic text (2003) -
And Mary, the women's libber?
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We should have more like this back home to keep those loud-mouthed libbers out of the way.
Fiction book (1999) -
The woman's libber... the bra burner,
Fiction book (2002) -
Then, to the faces looking in, and with a smile as she tilted her head to the counter, "He may not know it, but I'm a true women's libber."
Fiction book (1997) -
Alright, so I was kind of surprised, because even though Anna's kind of a women's libber, she's always been pretty mellow about things, and she's always been really anti-death penalty.
Fiction book (1991) -
As a dedicated libber, she fought for equal rights and representation for women.
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During the 1970s, many libbers organized rallies to raise awareness about women's issues.
Synonyms
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3.6
A person who supports equal rights for women
1
8.3
A person who supports equal rights for women
A person who works for equal rights for women
Supporting equal rights and fair treatment for women
A person who supports Black women's rights and raises their voices
Compounds
How Supportive
∞
1.0
6
3.7
- Archaic
4
9.4
817
1.0
37
4.8
218
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
libber = lib (semi-transparent) = lib + er
The word is built with the agentive suffix -er on top of the clipped base lib, but the clipping and specialized political sense make the link less fully predictable for learners.
Etymology
Libber comes from liberation, as in the phrase 'women's liberation' from the 1960s and 70s, when people shortened it to lib and added -er to mean a person. It shares the same root as liberty, which means 'freedom', so a libber is someone who supports women's freedom and equal rights.