freedom fighter
noun
: a person who takes part in a resistance movement against an oppressive political or social establishment
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The design contained an image of several freedom fighters raising the country’s flag, based on the final battle of the Haitian Revolution, which freed the island’s inhabitants from slavery under French rule.
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Created in 1947, Miss Dior came in a white crystal amphora and honored Christian Dior’s sister, Catherine, who was a freedom fighter in the French Resistance.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Cook called it Harriet’s Bookshop, named after historic heroine Harriett Tubman, the abolitionist, freedom fighter, spy, and suffragist.
—Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Are these people freedom fighters?
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 22 May 2026
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Created in 1947, Miss Dior came in a white crystal amphora and honored Christian Dior’s sister, Catherine, who was a freedom fighter in the French Resistance.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Cook called it Harriet’s Bookshop, named after historic heroine Harriett Tubman, the abolitionist, freedom fighter, spy, and suffragist.
—Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Are these people freedom fighters?
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 22 May 2026
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“Freedom fighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freedom%20fighter. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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