Definition of FREEMAN

freeman

Meanings

Plural: freemen

Noun

  • a person who is not a serf or a slave
  • A free person
  • A person who is not a serf or slave.
  • A free person
  • A burgher with full freedom of a city, as opposed to nobles, outsiders, bondsmen, and others.
  • A free person
  • A person who has received an honorary freedom of a city.
  • A free person
  • A person who is a citizen of a free country, as opposed to a subject of a tyranny or totalitarian dictatorship.
  • A free person
  • A person who immigrated to Australia freely, as opposed to those transported as convicts, or such a transported convict who has regained his freedom.
  • A free person
  • An independent fur trapper.

Origin / Etymology

From Old English frēomann, equivalent to free + -man and paralleled by similar constructions in other Germanic languages. Doublet of preman.

Antonyms

bondsman, serf, slave

Scrabble Score: 12

freeman is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
freeman is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
freeman is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

freeman is a valid Words With Friends word