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freedom fighter

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freedom fighter
n.
One engaged in armed rebellion or resistance against an oppressive government.
freedom fighter
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a militant revolutionary
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Noun1.freedom fighterfreedom fighter - a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel
mutineer - someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers)
crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer - a disputant who advocates reform
revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter - a radical supporter of political or social revolution
Young Turk - a member of one or more of the insurgent groups in Turkey in the late 19th century who rebelled against the absolutism of Ottoman rule
Translations
freedom fighter
n → Freiheitskämpfer(in) m(f)
freedom fighter n → combattente m/f per la libertà
freedom fighter n → combattente m/f per la libertà


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