Definition of freedom fighter Freedom fighter
free•dom fight•er
We found 3 definitions of freedom fighter from 3 different sources.
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What does freedom fighter mean?
WordNet
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| freedom fighter - a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) | ||
| insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel | ||
| revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter a radical supporter of political or social revolution | ||
| meliorist, reformist, social reformer, crusader, reformer a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the Crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims" | ||
| mutineer someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers) | ||
| young turk a young radical who agitates for reform | ||
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Wiktionary 
- freedom fighter (Noun)
A person involved in armed conflict against an occupation, or oppressive government, etc. ; a revolutionary, an insurgent, a rebel or insurrectionist.
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A Freedom fighter is a person who thinks his native ethnic group is not free, and is working to have freedom for his group. Most often this means in that a freedom fighter wants his people to have own nation and independency and/or to get rid of oppressors. People who think like this are said to think in a nationalist way.
Freedom fighter is a "relativistic" term - this means a person decides by his or her point of view if he call some persons or groups freedom fighters or not. Freedom fighter is a "positive" term - this means that he or she calls a person "freedom fighter" only if he or she supports the goals of the freedom fighter. If people do not support his goals, they probably use more "negative" terms like insurgent, terrorist, rebel or criminal. Freedom fighters are often called terrorists by their opponents if they hurt civilians. However not all freedom fighters hurt civilians. Some freedom fighters damage the opposing military. Some freedom fighters damage property - this is called sabotage. There are also freedom fighters who does not use violence at all. For example the Mahatma Gandhi and theDalai Lama.
"Freedom Fighters".
These are examples of groups who calls themselves freedom fighters.
