tubman

¹ American  

[tuhb-muhn] / ˈtʌb mən /

noun

Old English Law.

PLURAL

tubmen

1. a barrister in the Court of Exchequer who had precedence in motions over every other barrister except the postman.

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Tubman ² American  

[tuhb-muhn] / ˈtʌb mən /

noun

1. Harriet Araminta, 1820?–1913, U.S. abolitionist: escaped slavery to become a leader of the Underground Railroad; served as a Union scout during Civil War.

2. William Vacanarat Shadrach 1895–1971, president of Liberia 1944–71.

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Tubman British  

/ ˈtʌbmən /

noun

1. William Vacanarat Shadrach (vəˈkænəˌræt ˈʃædræk). 1895–1971, Liberian statesman; president of Liberia (1944–71)

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Etymology

Origin of tubman

First recorded in 1635–45; tub + -man

Example Sentences

“We are all excited and optimistic about what is now a national call to rally citizens of this great country for a rescue mission to reverse the hardships so many Liberians and their families have been subjected to,” Boakai said during a recent stop at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium.

From Seattle Times

Born as Sarah Loguen in 1850, Sarah Loguen Fraser found her calling as a child when she helped her parents and Harriet Tubman bandage the leg of an injured person escaping slavery.

From Scientific American

Among those strong and brave friends in and around Syracuse were Harriet Tubman and famed orator Frederick Douglass, who was a close family friend.

From Scientific American

She was a young girl when abolitionist Harriet Tubman guided a group that was running from slave catchers to a station of the Underground Railroad in Syracuse, New York.

From Scientific American

Determined to help others, Tubman returned to her former plantation to rescue family members.

From National Geographic Kids