freedman

noun

freed·​man ˈfrēd-mən 

-ˌman

: a person freed from slavery

Examples of freedman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a climactic effort to enjoin Willie and the President to go on without each other, the spirits—not least Thomas Havens, a Black freedman, movingly sung by the young tenor Joshua Blue—gather in an effort to occupy Lincoln together. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

The owner was believed to be a magistrate or a freedman of the imperial household. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

In Edward Zwick's tense Civil War drama about the first all-Black Army regiment, freedmen and freedom seekers volunteer to prove to white America and themselves that liberty is worth dying for. — Kevin P. Sullivan, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026

These were to control the lives and control the movements, control any attempt at owning property, any attempt at physical liberty, really, for the freedmen. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for freedman

• freedmen
• wiedemann

Kids Definition

freedman

noun

freed·​man ˈfrēd-mən 

-ˌman

: a person freed from slavery