freedman

[ freed-muhn ]

noun

, plural freed·men.

1. a man who has been freed from slavery.

freedman

/ ˈfriːdˌmæn /

noun

1. a man who has been freed from slavery

Derived Forms

• ˈfreedˌwoman, noun:feminine

Word History and Origins

Origin of freedman¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; freed ( def ) + man

Example Sentences

On the Laurel Hill plantation near Natchez, plantation owner William Mercer found that freedmen and women insisted on the right to leave his grounds, grow vegetables for each family, educate their children and set their own pace of work.

From Washington Post

The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes, and work for wages.

From Vox

In Walton County, a rural community in Georgia, the Ku Klux Klan terrorized freedmen after the war.

From Washington Post

Freedman has written widely not only on military history, but on contemporary military strategy in journals and magazines as well.

From The Daily Beast

Strategy, as Freedman describes his admittedly diffuse and multifaceted subject, is both a way of thinking and a way of doing.

From The Daily Beast

Pete Freedman reports on the incredibly well-armed, but peaceful, gathering.

From The Daily Beast

Columbia professor Samuel G. Freedman offers his list of classic books on the civil-rights movement.

From The Daily Beast

"I would like to think [this issue] has nothing to do with transgender," says Freedman.

From The Daily Beast

Of course the master might disregard the regular form and give the freedman any name he pleased.

From Project Gutenberg

The patron assisted the freedman in business, often supplying the means with which he was to make a start in his new life.

From Project Gutenberg

The new-made freedman set proudly on his head the cap of liberty (pilleus), often seen on Roman coins (Fig. 34).

From Project Gutenberg

He became the guardian of the freedman's children, or if no heirs were left, he himself inherited the property.

From Project Gutenberg

Licinius was another wealthy freedman belonging to Augustus.

From Project Gutenberg