freedom fighter

noun

: a person who takes part in a resistance movement against an oppressive political or social establishment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web One memorable scene in the first Terminator saw the character interrogate Biehn’s Kyle Reese, a freedom fighter from the future that the psychologist believed suffered from paranoid delusions. —

Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2023 Baranski became a freedom fighter during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, attempting to garner Western support. —

Mike Wagenheim, Sun Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2022 In fact, one of the greatest heroes of the North during the Civil War was (depending on your perspective) either a terrorist, an insurgent, a freedom fighter, a madman, a martyr, or the paragon of a righteous cause. —

Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 12 Dec. 2022 Season 2 is set amidst the ongoing Syrian civil war and follows a female freedom fighter group and the portrayal of radicalised westerners who join ISIS. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Nov. 2022 Recent shows have included a retrospective of photography from Gabriel Figueroa, a luminary cinematographer of the golden age of Mexican cinema, and contemporary representations of freedom fighter Emiliano Zapata. —

Michael Snyder, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2022 Adrianna is a Kahndaqi professor and freedom fighter. —

Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2022 The statue was installed in Atlantic Station’s Millennium Gate Park and depicts a female freedom fighter with her fists clenched. —

Drew Kann, ajc, 23 Oct. 2022 The Indian freedom fighter who promoted ahimsa (non-violence) was nominated in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947, and a few days before he was assassinated on Jan. 30, 1948. —

Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 7 Oct. 2022 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of freedom fighter was in 1910

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“Freedom fighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freedom%20fighter. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.

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