Phrase guide

freedom fighter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person involved in armed conflict against an occupation, or oppressive government, etc.; a revolutionary, an insurgent, a rebel or insurrectionist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist, revolutionist, revolutionary, subversive, subverter

Narrower terms: mutineer, Young Turk, Turner, Nat Turner, Vesey, Denmark Vesey, Wallace, Sir William Wallace

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: luftëtar i Lirisë — fighter
  • Arabic: محارب للحرية (muharib lihuriya) — fighter
  • Armenian: ազատամարտիկ (azatamartik) — fighter
  • Bengali: মুক্তিযোদ্ধা (muktijōddha) — fighter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自由戰士 /自由战士 (zìyóu zhànshì) — fighter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自由鬥士 /自由斗士 (zìyóu dòushì) — fighter
  • Czech: bojovník za svobodu — fighter
  • Danish: frihedskæmper — fighter
  • Dutch: vrijheidsstrijder — fighter
  • Esperanto: liberecbatalanto — fighter
  • Estonian: vabadusvõitleja — fighter
  • Finnish: vapaustaistelija — fighter
  • French: combattant de la liberté — fighter
  • French: combattante de la liberté — fighter
  • French: combattant pour la liberté — fighter
  • Georgian: თავისუფლების მებრძოლი (tavisuplebis mebrʒoli) — fighter
  • German: Freiheitskämpfer — fighter
  • German: Freiheitskämpferin — fighter
  • Hungarian: szabadságharcos — fighter
  • Italian: combattente per la libertà — fighter
  • Japanese: 自由戦士 (jiyū senshi) — fighter
  • Korean: 자유의 전사 (jayuui jeonsa) — fighter
  • Latvian: Brīvības cīnītājs — fighter
  • Lithuanian: Laisvės kovotojas — fighter
  • Marathi: स्वातंत्र्यसैनिक (svātantryasainik) — fighter
  • Norwegian Bokmål: frihetskjemper — fighter
  • Polish: bojownik o wolność — fighter
  • Portuguese: combatente da liberdade — fighter
  • Romanian: luptător pentru libertate — fighter
  • Russian: боре́ц за свобо́ду (boréc za svobódu) — fighter
  • Slovak: bojovník za slobodu — fighter
  • Spanish: luchador por la libertad — fighter
  • Spanish: luchador libertadense — fighter
  • Spanish: luchador liberteño — fighter
  • Swedish: frihetskämpe — fighter
  • Turkish: özgürlük savaşçısı — fighter
  • Ukrainian: боре́ць за свобо́ду (borécʹ za svobódu) — fighter