Emancipator

e·man·ci·pate  (-mns-pt)

tr.v. e·man·ci·pat·ed, e·man·ci·pat·ing, e·man·ci·pates

1. To free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate.

2. Law To release (a child) from the control of parents or a guardian.

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[Latin mancipre, mancipt- : -, ex-, ex- + mancipre, to sell, transfer (from manceps, mancip-, purchaser; see man-² in Indo-European roots).]

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e·manci·pative, e·manci·pa·tory (-p-tôr, -tr) adj.

e·manci·pator n.

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Noun

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emancipator - someone who frees others from bondage; "Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator" manumitter liberator - someone who releases people from captivity or bondage