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freeman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++free·man /ˈfriːmən/ noun (plural freemen /-mən/) [countable]  FREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANTsomeone who is not a slave 自由民
Examples from the Corpus
freemanWithout this right he can not be a freeman.He became a freeman of the London Grocers' Company on 7 July 1612.William became a freeman of the Stationers' Company on 6 December 1591.Rather curiously Culpeper did not become a freeman until 1714.All Frankish freemen were required to serve in campaigns when summoned, unpaid and providing their own equipment.The poorest of freemen had been independent and strong.
free·man nounChineseSyllable
someone a slave who Corpus not is


freeman
freeman /ˈfriːmən/ noun (plural freemen /-mən/) [countable]
someone who is not a slave


Freeman
Freeman, Morgan /ˈmɔːɡən $ ˈmɔːr-/
(1937–) a US film actor who has appeared in many films, including Driving Miss Daisy (1989), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), and Seven. He won an Oscar for Million Dollar Baby (2004)


free·manBrE /ˈfriːmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfriːmən/ 🔊 noun (
plural
free·men BrE /ˈfriːmən/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈfriːmən/ 🔊
)
(BrE) a person who has been given the freedom of a particular city as a reward for the work that they have done 荣誉市民a person who is not a slave 自由民(非奴隶)