freeman
[free-muh n]
- a person who is free; a person who enjoys personal, civil, or political liberty.
- a person who enjoys or is entitled to citizenship, franchise, or other special privilege: a freeman of a city.
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Origin of freeman
Freeman
[free-muh n]
- Douglas Sou·thall [sou-th awl] /ˈsaʊ ðɔl/, 1886–1953, U.S. journalist and biographer.
- Edward Augustus,1823–92, English historian.
- Mary E(leanor Wilkins),1862–1930, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- a male given name.
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Contemporary Examples
To make great films, that's one thing,” Freeman writes, “to make yourself happy, that's quite another.
The liberal agenda in the United States is systematically working to keep white people down, Freeman explained.
Awkward: This Democratic Judicial Candidate's Husband Is a White SupremacistGideon Resnick
August 11, 2014
“Persecution is good for you” Freeman said, pointing to the Jewish people “conquering” Europe after the Holocaust as an example.
Awkward: This Democratic Judicial Candidate's Husband Is a White SupremacistGideon Resnick
August 11, 2014
“I think black people and Hispanic people are used as pawns to hurt white people,” Freeman said.
Awkward: This Democratic Judicial Candidate's Husband Is a White SupremacistGideon Resnick
August 11, 2014
The election is on Tuesday and Freeman is rightfully concerned that his political views might infringe upon her chances.
Awkward: This Democratic Judicial Candidate's Husband Is a White SupremacistGideon Resnick
August 11, 2014
Historical Examples
In supporting it, therefore, we support all that is dear to the freeman and the philanthropist.
He cannot do what he would, and his mind is full of confusion; he is the very reverse of a freeman.
The RepublicPlato
And would you say that the soul of such an one is the soul of a freeman, or of a slave?
The RepublicPlato
Because a freeman ought not to be a slave in the acquisition of knowledge of any kind.
The RepublicPlato
He that is once admitted to the right of reason is made a freeman of the whole estate.
Essays, First SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson
freeman
- a person who is not a slave or in bondage
- a person who enjoys political and civil liberties; citizen
- a person who enjoys a privilege or franchise, such as the freedom of a city
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Freeman
- 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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