Freeman

//ˈfɹiː.mən// name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A free person; A person who is not a serf or slave. historical, usually
  2. 2
    a male person who is not a serf or a slave wordnet
  3. 3
    A free person; A burgher with full freedom of a city, as opposed to nobles, outsiders, bondsmen, and others. historical
  4. 4
    A free person; A person who has received an honorary freedom of a city.
  5. 5
    A free person; A person who is a citizen of a free country, as opposed to a subject of a tyranny or totalitarian dictatorship. usually

    "There breathes no being but has some pretence / To that fine instinct called poetic sense; […] / The freeman, casting with unpurchased hand / The vote that shakes the turrets of the land."

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  1. 6
    A free person; A person who immigrated to Australia freely, as opposed to those transported as convicts, or such a transported convict who has regained his freedom. Australia, historical
  2. 7
    A free person; An independent fur trapper. Canada, US, historical
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable

    "It appears that Drs. Jones and Freeman account for the arch over the hagioscope at St. David's by saying, though without citing authorities, that there was a door there originally."

  2. 2
    A surname.; An English surname from Middle English. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A surname.; A freed slave surname originating as an occupation. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A male given name. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Early County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Kane County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Owen County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Clare County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Freeborn County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Hutchinson County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Crawford County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in the town of Langlade, Langlade County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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burgessburghercitizencitizenfreewoman

Example

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"The documentary was narrated by Morgan Freeman."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old English frēomann, equivalent to free + -man and paralleled by similar constructions in other Germanic languages. Doublet of preman.

Etymology 2

* Proprialisation of freeman. From originating as a freeman (instead of a serf, indentured, or some other status) * free + man. A surname taken up by freed slaves.

Related phrases

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