liberator
liberator · liberators
визволитель
освободитель, освободительница
Befreier, Befreierin, Erlöser, Erlöserin
A person who frees or liberatesA person who frees or liberates.
UK/ˈlɪbəɹeɪtə/US/ˈlɪbəɹeɪtəɹ/
» An international language cannot be liberatory in itself, but only in the hands of liberators.
Meaning
1 sensesA person who frees or liberates.
Befreier, Befreierin, Erlöser
освободительosvoboditelʹ, освободи́тельницаosvobodítelʹnica
визволи́тельvyzvolýtelʹ
More definitions
- someone who releases people from captivity or bondage
Examples
2 sentencesAn international language cannot be liberatory in itself, but only in the hands of liberators.
The US expected the Iraqis to see American troops as liberators.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
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person who frees or liberates:
Русский
By meaning 1
person who frees or liberates:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person who frees or liberates:
Origin
From Latin līberātor (“one who sets free”), from līberāre, past participle līberātus (“toFrom Latin līberātor (“one who sets free”), from līberāre, past participle līberātus (“to set free”); see liberate.
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Forms
plural: liberators| Singular | liberator |
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| Plural | liberators |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsdelivereremancipatormanumittermanumittor
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsDerivedliberatress