freedom fighter

noun

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

Examples of freedom fighter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But Paul, deemed a potential messiah by a group of freedom fighters called the Fremen, wrestles with the consequences of trying to lead people who believe in him. Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024 Daniel Kaluuya also joins the cast as Hobie Brown, a mohawk-clad, guitar-carrying freedom fighter who goes by Spider-Punk. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 8 May 2023 The song unfurls as an homage to an unlikely Mexican antihero turned freedom fighter, inspired by a television hit series from the 1950s. Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2023 The daughter of an Indian aviator and daredevil freedom fighter, Ms. Mehta spent years moving between three continents, living in New Delhi, London and New York with her husband, one of the most renowned editors in English-language literature. Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023 The freedom fighters in Ukraine have received significant support from the United States, as well as our European and NATO allies. Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2024 Terrorists are courageous freedom fighters, Osama bin Laden was right, and Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East, is the true enemy. WSJ, 28 Nov. 2023 Poets, playwrights, and filmmakers rubbed shoulders with—and sometimes took turns as—revolutionaries and freedom fighters in the era’s global struggles. Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023 Iranian human rights advocate and freedom fighter Narges Mohammadi has won the Nobel Peace Prize 2023, organizers of the award said Friday. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

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freedom fighter

noun
: a person who takes part in a movement against an oppressive political or social system

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