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freedman

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freed·man  (frdmn)
n.
A man who has been freed from slavery.
freedman [ˈfriːdˌmæn]
n pl -men
a man who has been freed from slavery
freedwoman  fem n
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Noun1.freedman - a person who has been freed from slavery
freedwoman
freeman, freewoman - a person who is not a serf or a slave
Translations
freedman
n pl <-men> → befreiter or freigelassener Sklave


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They brought to my mind the plantation, the cabin, the slave, not the freedman in quest of education.
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