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liberator|ˈlɪbəreɪtə(r)|
[Agent-n. in L. form, f. liberate v.]
One who liberates; a deliverer.
‘The Liberator (of Ireland)’ was a designation applied by his followers to Daniel O'Connell, the advocate of ‘Repeal of the Union’ between Great Britain and Ireland.
1650Howell Giraffi's Rev. Naples 138, I have reverenced him as much as possibly I could, as Liberator of his Country. 1658J. Hewitt Last Serm. 155 The exploits of the Judges and Kings given to the people of God for Liberators. 1659B. Harris Parival's Iron Age 127 The King of Sweden..was expected by all, as a true Liberatour, or Deliverer. 1835Lytton Rienzi i. i, The future liberator of Rome. 1843Carlyle Francia Misc. Ess. (1899) IV. 262 Bolivar, ‘the Washington of Columbia,’ Liberator Bolivar. 1848W. J. O'N. Daunt Recoll. O'Connell I. 16 In..1834, I was in Dublin, and met the Liberator at a Repeal meeting. 1881Academy 16 Apr. 272 The invading army of liberators was closely blockaded. |