Meanings
nounfreethinker (plural freethinkers)
plural freethinkers · alternative free-thinker
- MalaysiaSingaporeA person with no religion.
The report projected that in the Asia-Pacific region, the proportion of freethinkers is projected to decline from 21 per cent in 2010 to 17 per cent in 2050.
2015 April 6, Siau Ming En, “Religiosity on rise in Asia-Pacific, proportion of freethinkers on decline”, in Today Online, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2015
Origin
From free + thinker, since 1692.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan lliurepensador, lliurepensadora
- lliurepensadorperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
- lliurepensadoraperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
Danish fritænker
- fritænkerperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
Esperanto liberpensulo
- liberpensuloperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
Finnish vapaa-ajattelija
- vapaa-ajattelijaperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
French libre-penseur, libre-penseuse
- libre-penseurperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
- libre-penseuseperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
German Freidenker, Freidenkerin
- Freidenkerperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
- Freidenkerinperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
Hungarian szabadgondolkodó
- szabadgondolkodóperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
Irish saorsmaointeoir
- saorsmaointeoirperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
Italian libero pensatore, libero pensatrice
- libero pensatoreperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
- libero pensatriceperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
Norwegian Bokmål fritenker
- fritenkerperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
Polish wolnomyśliciel, wolnomyślicielka
- wolnomyślicielperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
- wolnomyślicielkaperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
Portuguese livre-pensador, livre-pensadora
- livre-pensadorperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
- livre-pensadoraperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
Romanian liber-cugetător, liber-cugetătoare
- liber-cugetătorperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
- liber-cugetătoareperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
Russian вольноду̀мец, свободомы́слящий
- вольноду̀мец (volʹnodùmec)person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
- свободомы́слящий (svobodomýsljaščij)person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
Spanish librepensador, librepensadora
- librepensadorperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
- librepensadoraperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
Ukrainian вільноду́мець, вільноду́мка
- вільноду́мець (vilʹnodúmecʹ)person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
- вільноду́мка (vilʹnodúmka)person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
Welsh rhydd-feddyliwr, rhydd-feddyliwraig
- rhydd-feddyliwrperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
- rhydd-feddyliwraigperson who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry
Cite this entry
APA
freethinker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freethinker
MLA
“freethinker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freethinker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freethinker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freethinker.
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