freedom fighternoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfriː.dəm ˌfaɪ.tər/us/ˈfriː.dəm ˌfaɪ.t̬ɚ/a person who uses violent methods to try to remove a government from power:
It's often said that one person's freedom fighter is another person's terrorist.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking action against people in power
- anarchist
- angry young man
- bring
- bring sb down
- counter-revolution
- insurgent
- mutineer
- mutiny
- overthrow
- palace coup
- partisan
- poacher
- poacher turned gamekeeper idiom
- put sth down 1
- riot
- riotous
- rising
- secede
- state of emergency
- uprising
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