Definition of EMANCIPATOR

emancipator

Plural: emancipators

Noun

  • someone who frees others from bondage
    • "Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator"
  • A person who emancipates.

Examples

  • US President Abraham Lincoln was called the Great Emancipator after issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

Origin / Etymology

From Late Latin ēmancipātor, from Latin ēmancipō (“to emancipate”). By surface analysis, emancipate + -or.

Synonyms

manumitter

Scrabble Score: 17

emancipator: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
emancipator: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
emancipator: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

emancipator: valid Words With Friends Word