Meanings
nounfreedom fighter (plural freedom fighters)
plural freedom fighters
- A person involved in armed conflict against an occupation, or oppressive government, etc.; a revolutionary, an insurgent, a rebel or insurrectionist.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
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Translations
Arabic محارب للحرية
- محارب للحرية (muharib lihuriya)fighter
Bengali মুক্তিযোদ্ধা
- মুক্তিযোদ্ধা (muktijōddha)fighter
Chinese Mandarin 自由戰士 /自由战士, 自由鬥士 /自由斗士
- 自由戰士 /自由战士 (zìyóu zhànshì)fighter
- 自由鬥士 /自由斗士 (zìyóu dòushì)fighter
Czech bojovník za svobodu
- bojovník za svobodufighter
Danish frihedskæmper
- frihedskæmperfighter
Dutch vrijheidsstrijder
- vrijheidsstrijderfighter
Esperanto liberecbatalanto
- liberecbatalantofighter
Estonian vabadusvõitleja
- vabadusvõitlejafighter
Finnish vapaustaistelija
- vapaustaistelijafighter
French combattant de la liberté, combattante de la liberté
- combattant de la libertéfighter
- combattante de la libertéfighter
- combattant pour la libertéfighter
German Freiheitskämpfer, Freiheitskämpferin
- Freiheitskämpferfighter
- Freiheitskämpferinfighter
Hungarian szabadságharcos
- szabadságharcosfighter
Italian combattente per la libertà
- combattente per la libertàfighter
Japanese 自由戦士
- 自由戦士 (jiyū senshi)fighter
Korean 자유의 전사
- 자유의 전사 (jayuui jeonsa)fighter
Latvian Brīvības cīnītājs
- Brīvības cīnītājsfighter
Lithuanian Laisvės kovotojas
- Laisvės kovotojasfighter
Norwegian Bokmål frihetskjemper
- frihetskjemperfighter
Polish bojownik o wolność
- bojownik o wolnośćfighter
Portuguese combatente da liberdade
- combatente da liberdadefighter
Romanian luptător pentru libertate
- luptător pentru libertatefighter
Russian боре́ц за свобо́ду
- боре́ц за свобо́ду (boréc za svobódu)fighter
Slovak bojovník za slobodu
- bojovník za slobodufighter
Spanish luchador por la libertad, luchador libertadense
- luchador por la libertadfighter
- luchador libertadensefighter
- luchador liberteñofighter
Swedish frihetskämpe
- frihetskämpefighter
Turkish özgürlük savaşçısı
- özgürlük savaşçısıfighter
Ukrainian боре́ць за свобо́ду
- боре́ць за свобо́ду (borécʹ za svobódu)fighter
Cite this entry
APA
freedom fighter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freedom%20fighter
MLA
“freedom fighter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freedom%20fighter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freedom fighter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freedom%20fighter.
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