freedom fighter
Americannoun
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freedom fighters
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of freedom fighter
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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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
"Me, myself, I am a freedom fighter and I want them to be free from the Sambisa Forest regardless of the situation they find themselves when they come out, whether Muslim or married or not."
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2024
His own father had taken him for walks in the White Hills Cemetery, explaining that somewhere beneath their feet lay the body of a Black American freedom fighter.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
As a freedom fighter and as a man, one must fight against the prison’s attempt to rob one of these qualities.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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