noun
Meaning 1
Alternative letter-case form of Freedomite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Standard Lemma guide
freedomite
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiːdəmaɪt/
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General-American: /ˈfɹidəmaɪt/
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noun
Meaning 2
A member of a Christian zealot sect that split off from the Doukhobors, and which was involved in protests against certain policies of the Canadian government during the early to mid 20th century; the Doukhobors were a non-Orthodox religious group which emigrated from Russia to Canada at the end of the 19th century to escape persecution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, also, attributive, historical
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noun
Meaning 3
A member of the Dominica Freedom Party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, attributive
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noun
Meaning 4
One who advocates for freedom in various contexts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, attributive, dated
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History
Etymology
From freedom + -ite (suffix forming nouns denoting adherents or followers of a specified doctrine, idea, movement, person, etc.), a calque of Russian Свободник (Svobodnik), from свобо́да (svobóda, “freedom, liberty”) + -ник (-nik, suffix creating masculine nouns, usually denoting a professional, performer, adherent, place, object, tool or a feature).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: Свободник (Svobodnik) — member of a Christian zealot sect that split off from the Doukhobors
- Russian: Свободница (Svobodnica) — member of a Christian zealot sect that split off from the Doukhobors