freeman
noun
a person who is free; a person who enjoys personal, civil, or political liberty.
freeman
1 American
[free-muhn]
/ ˈfri mən /
noun
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freemen
plural
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a person who is free; a person who enjoys personal, civil, or political liberty.
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a person who enjoys or is entitled to citizenship, franchise, or other special privilege.
a freeman of a city.
Freeman
2
American
[free-muhn]
/ ˈfri mən /
noun
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Douglas Southall 1886–1953, U.S. journalist and biographer.
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Edward Augustus, 1823–92, English historian.
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Mary E(leanor Wilkins), 1862–1930, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
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a male given name.
freeman
1
British
/ ˈfriːmən /
noun
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a person who is not a slave or in bondage
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a person who enjoys political and civil liberties; citizen
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a person who enjoys a privilege or franchise, such as the freedom of a city
Freeman
2
British
/ ˈfriːmən /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of freeman
before 1000; Middle English freman, Old English frēoman. See free, man
Example Sentences
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The 69-year-old was posthumously made the city of Southend's first freeman at a ceremony attended by the then Prince of Wales in March.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2022
Former footballer Luther Blissett has been made a freeman of the borough of Watford in recognition of his charity work and fight against racism.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2021
I hesitated to include this 2013 drama, directed by Steve McQueen and adapted from the memoirs of Solomon Northup, an African-American freeman enslaved and sent to the South.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2019
“You are a fool, young man,” stormed New York Federalist Judge William Cooper to one sturdy freeman in 1792.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
As Caesar rubbed her feet, the widow encouraged him to cultivate a skill, one that would serve him in good stead as a freeman.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Its original owner, George Freeman Pollock, was instrumental in the establishment of Shenandoah National Park in 1926.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
“We didn’t play to our standard,” Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
The core of the team — Mookie Betts, Freeman, Muncy, Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández along with pitchers Blake Snell and Glasnow — are 33 or older.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Edman then advanced to third on a fly ball by Freeman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
“Hold on a minute, Win,” Ms. Freeman said.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Lewis, who is himself a Freeman of the City, was photographed keeping the animals in check ahead of other freemen dressed in black hats and red and fur cloaks at the London Sheep Drive.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2024
A common species hunted by freemen and fugitives was the sperm whale, which was most famously represented as Moby Dick.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 17, 2022
From the kitchens run by enslaved people to the family tables of freemen to the careers of entrepreneurs and chefs, “Jubilee” covers the breadth of a true American cuisine.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2019
Taking up the cry, mass rallies denounced the Kansas-Nebraska Act throughout the North, more convinced than ever that a Slave Power conspiracy would bar northern freemen from the West.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Caesar and his family rode in the widow’s buggy to the farms of freemen, they visited relatives on estates for the Lord’s holidays and New Year’s Day.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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