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• freeman
  freeman

  noun

  a person who is free; a person who enjoys personal, civil, or political liberty.
• Freeman
  Freeman

  noun

  Douglas Southall 1886–1953, U.S. journalist and biographer.

freeman

¹ American  

[free-muhn] / ˈfri mən /

noun

• freemen
  plural

1. a person who is free; a person who enjoys personal, civil, or political liberty.

2. a person who enjoys or is entitled to citizenship, franchise, or other special privilege.

   a freeman of a city.

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Freeman ² American  

[free-muhn] / ˈfri mən /

noun

1. Douglas Southall 1886–1953, U.S. journalist and biographer.

2. Edward Augustus, 1823–92, English historian.

3. Mary E(leanor Wilkins), 1862–1930, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

4. a male given name.

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freeman ¹ British  

/ ˈfriːmən /

noun

1. a person who is not a slave or in bondage

2. a person who enjoys political and civil liberties; citizen

3. a person who enjoys a privilege or franchise, such as the freedom of a city

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Freeman ² British  

/ ˈfriːmən /

noun

1. Cathy, full name Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman . born 1973, Australian sprinter; winner of the 200m and 400m in the 1994 Commonwealth Games and the 400m in the 2000 Olympic Games

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonfreeman
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• freemen
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of freeman

before 1000; Middle English freman, Old English frēoman. See free, man

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Example Sentences

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So, on 11 March 1972, the man who millions had watched make his "giant leap" on the lunar surface became a freeman of a town then probably best known for its thriving textile mills.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2022

In fact, no defence based on so-called freeman on the land, sovereign citizen or legal name fraud theory has ever succeeded in court.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2021

I hesitated to include this 2013 drama, directed by Steve McQueen and adapted from the memoirs of Solomon Northup, an African-American freeman enslaved and sent to the South.

From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2019

“You are a fool, young man,” stormed New York Federalist Judge William Cooper to one sturdy freeman in 1792.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

“But I swear before all present, on my word as a freeman of the colony, that the girl is no witch.”

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

“We had our opportunities. We just didn’t get the job done,” first baseman Freddie Freeman said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

At 37, Freddie Freeman was the oldest player in baseball this season to qualify for the batting title.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Edman then advanced to third on a fly ball by Freeman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Northampton eventually streaked clear in the second half, with Ollie Sleightholme scoring a hat-trick and Tommy Freeman scoring twice as they finished with 11 tries and bounced back from defeat by Bristol a week ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

I turned my head a little to the left to see if Mr. Freeman was awake and gone, but his eyes were open and both hands were above the cover.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

A common species hunted by freemen and fugitives was the sperm whale, which was most famously represented as Moby Dick.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 17, 2022

No single party member stood out above all others as a suitable candidate for president, and many Whigs disapproved of party conventions and caucuses to force a partisan choice upon reluctant freemen.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

It’s the latest in an old fight, one that goes back to our Reconstruction, when freedmen, freemen, and their white allies tried to build true democracy in the former Confederacy.

From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2017

Virginia required freemen to leave the state unless they legally requested to stay.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2016

It was possible she was one of the freemen who came to South Carolina for the opportunities.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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