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freedman

freed·man

UK/ˈfɹiːdmæn/ US/ˈfridmʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a person who has been freed from slavery

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Origin

* Anglicization of German Friedmann * Corruption of Friedman * freed + man. A surname taken up by freed slaves.

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