Free Stater

[stey-ter]

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of a Free State.

2. a person of European descent who is a native or resident of the Orange Free State.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Free Stater¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; Free State + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Silber said he is not a Free Stater, but he’s being called one by Democrats hoping to flip seats in November by painting all Republicans with a Free State brush.

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In fact, he said, they inaccurately described him as a Free Stater because his positions sometimes aligned with those of the Underwoods — though he believed that Mr. Underwood’s sudden and divisive motion to cut the budget was not the best approach.

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But since this is Black History Month and this is a chess column, let us focus on yet another remarkable Free Stater: Theophilus Thompson, the first great figure of note in the rich history of Black American chess.

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The Joneses gave Free Stater forces material aid when Brown was in Kansas.

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According to a later account from James Townsley, a Free Stater who was present on the night of the historical massacre, John Brown himself did not land the sword blows that killed four of the five men who died that night—though he did shoot James Doyle in the head.

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