freedom fighter

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Translations

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freedom fighter (plural freedom fighters)

1. A person involved in armed conflict against an occupation, or oppressive government, etc.; a revolutionary, an insurgent, a rebel or insurrectionist.

[edit] Usage notes

The same person can be branded a terrorist, but only by the oppressor. At the same time, a terrorist by all means can be called freedom fighter in propaganda (e.g. the Contra in Nicaragua were called freedom fighters by Ronald Reagan).

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• Dutch: vrijheidsstrijder nl(nl) m.
• German: Freiheitskämpfer de(de)
• Swedish: frihetskämpe sv(sv) c.