liberator

/ˈlɪbəreɪtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlɪbəreɪtər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlibəˌrātə(r) -ātə-/ (ame, mw)

liberator — noun

  • liberatorsingular
  • liberatorsplural

1. a person or group that frees others from captivity, oppression, or control by an

1.名詞B2
釋義

a person or group that frees others from captivity, oppression, or control by an outside force

例句

After years of military rule, General Binta was welcomed as the nation's liberator.

welcomed as the nation's liberator — common title pattern

Chen volunteered with a human-rights group that acted as liberators for trapped factory workers.

acted as liberators for [group] — role description

同義詞
  • rescuer

    broader — anyone who saves someone from danger, not necessarily from oppression or captivity

  • emancipator

    more formal and historical; specifically about freeing people from legal or social bondage, such as slavery

  • savior

    often has religious or heroic overtones; can imply salvation from any kind of trouble, not just captivity

  • deliverer

    literary or biblical tone; suggests rescue from a powerful enemy or a desperate situation

反義詞
  • oppressor

    a person or group that keeps others in captivity or subjects them to harsh control

  • captor

    someone who holds another person prisoner

用法筆記

Often used with a possessive or in the title pattern 'the liberator of [place]' — for example, 'the liberator of Paris'. The noun can refer both to a single person and to a group or organization.

常見錯誤

❌The liberator surrendered the city to the enemy.
✅The liberator freed the city from the enemy.
💡A liberator frees people; the person who surrenders is a different kind of agent.
❌She was the liberator of her own shoes.
✅She was the liberator of the hostages.
💡'Liberator' is too strong for everyday, small-scale situations; use 'rescuer' or just 'freed'.