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, who had campaigned to make Southend-on-Sea a city and was posthumously made the first freeman of the new city, had served Southend West since 1997, and Basildon before that since 1983.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2022
She looked for a depiction of Balthazar or St. Maurice, two Africans who are portrayed in Renaissance art, and found a Balthazar made in Antwerp about 1515 that was modeled on a Black freeman.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
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
In this view, the unlimited abundance of the American environment guaranteed that every hard-working freeman had the “right to rise,” particularly in the boundless West.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
“But I swear before all present, on my word as a freeman of the colony, that the girl is no witch.”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
Freeman started this campaign with a hat-trick in the same game as Wade's double and that took his career mark to 58, all at the age of 25.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Freeman, who pushed through a bout with tendinitis in his right knee earlier this month, hit just .184 in September and went 0-for-7 in his last two games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Freeman reached the mark on June 9, the first player to do so since 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
The committee's chair Maureen Freeman, Labour, said the panel was "not minded to grant the licence as requested".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Ms. Freeman has that covered. She has everything he needs in the lab.”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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
In its bid for city status, the application from Bangor said it was the first council in Northern Ireland to add health and social care staff to its list of freemen of the borough.
From BBC ● May 19, 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
Nearly 180,000 freemen and freedmen would serve in the Union Army, bolstering the force as it fought a brutal war of attrition against the Confederacy.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2017
There were many freemen in South Carolina who’d relocated for the so-called opportunities, but they’d served their time as chattel.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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