freedom fighter
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈfriːdəm ˈfaɪtər/
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luchador por la libertad
- The freedom fighters are holed up in the mountains.
- Mau freedom fighters
- anti-Soviet freedom fighters
- support for freedom fighters
They said that he was teaching freedom fighters how to make bombs.
- They said that he was teaching freedom fighters how to make bombs.
- Are we the noble freedom fighters to the world?
- She says he is not only a freedom fighter, he is a poet.
- I talk about Prince Lazar and I talk about the Albanian freedom fighter ISA Bolotini.
- Sure, but it goes one man's terrorist and is another man's freedom fighter.
- But we're also going to touch in more depth on his remarkable, remarkable life and career, from chess prodigy to freedom fighter.
- And this young lady is all of the above doing so much a a true leader, a queen, a freedom fighter.
- Now the debate will continue to rage, and this will continue to be a flashpoint for Black Lives Matter and for freedom fighters, Proud Boys, Antifa, what whatever.
- Many have failed to make the transition from freedom fighters whose allegiance to the movement takes precedent over everything else.
Examples
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Because we've been in contact with the Karen freedom fighters who say they think they know where they were taken.
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In fact, I believe that the main characteristic of the African writer is to be a freedom fighter.
Academic text (2009) -
A freedom fighter who is willing to die for her cause.
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Are we the noble freedom fighters to the world?
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It's not just tribal groups and freedom fighters anymore.
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I suppose our friend Mr. White will have told you that I have provided reliable banking services for many other freedom fighters over the years.
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The confidence of Southern freedom fighters reflects only one aspect of the story.
Academic text (1998) -
This is message that is heard from every freedom fighter, every dissident.
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He's a Kurdish freedom fighter.
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The freedom fighter launched a daring attack to reclaim their homeland.
Synonyms
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3.6
A person who acts against the government or people in power
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8.6
A person who fights against the government, often as part of a small armed group
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5.6
A person who takes part in fighting, often a soldier in a war
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5.3
A person who frees people from slavery or prison
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9.8
A person who takes part in an armed attack to try to remove a government
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6.8
A person who works for the freedom and rights of others often for groups facing oppression
How Violent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who fights for freedom' is directly and transparently built from 'freedom' (liberty) + 'fighter' (one who fights); a B1 learner who knows both words can reliably infer this compositional sense. This noun+noun compound pattern is common across languages, so the core referent is predictable despite possible pragmatic/political connotations in specific contexts.
Etymology
Freedom fighter comes from the words freedom and fighter, so imagine a person who fights to win 'freedom' for their people against an authority. That's why the term means 'a person who takes part in an armed struggle for independence or justice'.