freedman

noun

freed·​man ˈfrēd-mən 

-ˌman

: a person freed from slavery

Examples of freedman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The throngs of freedmen and women only compounded white Georgians’ despair. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Nov. 2026

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

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