liberator

lib·er·ate

(lĭb′ə-rāt′)

tr.v. lib·er·at·ed, lib·er·at·ing, lib·er·ates

1. To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.

2. Chemistry To release (a gas, for example) from combination.

3. Slang To obtain by illegal or stealthy action: tried to sell appliances that were liberated during the riot.

lib′er·at′ing·ly adv.

lib′er·a′tor n.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

liberator - someone who releases people from captivity or bondage

benefactor, helper - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

emancipator, manumitter - someone who frees others from bondage; "Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator"

captor, capturer - a person who captures and holds people or animals

liberator

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Translations

osvoboditel-ka

befrier

szabadító

frelsari

osloboditeľ

befriare

kurtarankurtarıcı

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liberator

[ˈlɪbəreɪtə^r] n → libérateur/trice m/f

liberator

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liberator

[ˈlɪbəˌreɪtəʳ] n → liberatore/trice

liberate

(ˈlibəreit) verb

to set free. The prisoners were liberated by the new government.

libeˈration nounˈliberator noun