freedom fighter
A person involved in armed conflict against an occupation, or oppressive government, etcA person involved in armed conflict against an occupation, or oppressive government, etc.; a revolutionary, an insurgent, a rebel or insurrectionist.
» One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.
Des einen Terrorist ist des anderen Freiheitskämpfer. — samueldora
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA person involved in armed conflict against an occupation, or oppressive government, etc.; a revolutionary, an insurgent, a rebel or insurrectionist.
Freiheitskämpfer, Freiheitskämpferin
боре́ц за свобо́дуboréc za svobódu
боре́ць за свобо́дуborécʹ za svobódu
- a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
Examples
5 sentencesOne man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.
deDes einen Terrorist ist des anderen Freiheitskämpfer. — samueldora
A terrorist to some is a freedom-fighter to others.
ruТеррорист для одних, для других — борец за свободу. — ae5s
Did the freedom fighters make progress?
Those who are terrorists for some, are freedom fighters for others.
deDie für die einen Terroristen sind, gelten anderen als Freiheitskämpfer. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Was John Brown a terrorist or a freedom fighter?
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Forms
plural: freedom fighters| Singular | freedom fighter |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions):insurgentinsurrectionistrebel