lib·ber

(lĭb′ər)

n. Informal

A proponent of liberation for a group.

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libber

(ˈlɪbə)

an informal word for liberationist

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lib•ber

(ˈlɪb ər)

n.

Informal. an advocate or member of a social liberation movement: a women's libber.

[1970–75, lib (eration) + -er¹]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

libber - a supporter of feminism

feminist, women's liberationist, women's rightist

feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement, feminism - the movement aimed at equal rights for women

crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer - a disputant who advocates reform

suffragette - a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)

Translations

libber

[ˈlɪbəʳ] N women's libber → feminista mf
animal libber → defensor(a) m/f de los animales

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He delights in coining words ("extraceedingly" [671) in changing the form of "Mg," nouns (spanking becomes 4 spankage" [2441, kissing becomes "kissage" [285]), and in reversing letters so that October becomes "Tocober" (206), Petoskey "Teposkey" (220), and the Goddess of Liberty the "Libber of Goddesty" (98).

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