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Freelander

Freelander noun: a person or group seeking political or personal freedom through emigration to and settlement of open land.

Noun

Freelander (plural Freelanders)

  1. A person or group seeking political or personal freedom through emigration to and settlement of open land.
    • ... or the Freelanders who dwelt within the imagination of a dry little Austrian economist, have had more influence upon the, lives of our contemporaries1922, Lewis Mumford, The Story of Utopias, page 28
    • Residents farmed and fished to provide family needs— Freelanders initiated no ... The Freelanders recognized that their vision must remain limited.1995, Charles Pierce LeWarne, Utopias on Puget Sound, 1885-1915, page 120

Forms of Freelander

pluralFreelanders

Origin of Freelander

From free + land + -er.

Questions about Freelander

What does Freelander mean?
Freelander means a person or group seeking political or personal freedom through emigration to and settlement of open land.
What part of speech is Freelander?
Freelander is a noun.
What is the plural of Freelander?
The plural of Freelander is Freelanders.

Words near Freelander in the dictionary

  1. freelancer
  2. freelancers
  3. freelances
  4. freelancing
  5. Freeland
  6. Freelander
  7. Freelanders
  8. freeledge
  9. freeledges
  10. freelier
  11. freeliest

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