Freelander

English

noun
Definitions
  • A person or group seeking political or personal freedom through emigration to and settlement of open land.

Etymology

Compound from English free + English land (real estate, urine)+ English -er (agent suffix, agent noun, one who uses acquires, Variety, forming agent nouns, inhabitant of, person thing that does the action, agent, resident of, comparative).

Origin

English

-er

Gloss

agent suffix, agent noun, one who uses acquires, Variety, forming agent nouns, inhabitant of, person thing that does the action, agent, resident of, comparative

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