freedom fighter

noun

1. a fighter for freedom, especially a person who battles against established forces of tyranny and dictatorship.

freedom fighter

noun

1. a militant revolutionary

Word History and Origins

Origin of freedom fighter¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Michelle McIlveen, the party's deputy leader, said Mr Sands was "not a freedom fighter", but a "member of a brutal terrorist organisation".

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The Galactic Emperor’s top henchman and the freedom fighter Luke Skywalker were related?

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Where Season 1 shows how freedom fighters are made, not born, these new episodes depict how revolutions catch fire.

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He told the inquiry: "They are freedom takers, the victims have ended up being the freedom fighters."

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"Your dastardly hand drips of the blood of a martyr and freedom fighter who paid the ultimate price for the freedom and love for humanity, democracy, and justice," it read.

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