freedom fighter
Americannoun
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freedom fighters
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of freedom fighter
First recorded in 1940–45
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The notes, owned and preserved by the family of close associate and freedom fighter Anand T Hingorani, include 688 of Gandhi's handwritten messages on truth, non-violence and self-restraint written between 1944 and 1946.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
As a lifelong pacifist, Senesh was hardly an obvious choice as a freedom fighter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
The Galactic Emperor’s top henchman and the freedom fighter Luke Skywalker were related?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
Named for Olaudah Equiano, a freedom fighter who liberated himself by selling rum, it’s a meaningful gift.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2024
It was Antigone who symbolized our struggle; she was, in her own way, a freedom fighter, for she defied the law on the grounds that it was unjust.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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