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.
Douglas Southall 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.
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
before 1000; Middle English freman, Old English frēoman. See free, man
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Freeman raced around the bases, scoring on a close play at the plate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026
“Overall, I don’t think the government should know where we are all the time,” Freeman said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Banda then hit Andy Pages with a pitch and gave up a single to Freeman.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
The obvious disclaimer: Any team would be better with Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, at a combined price of $1.6 billion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
She tells Mr. Freeman she hates clowns; a clown scared her when she was a little girl and it put her into therapy.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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