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libertador

liberator

noun lee-behr-tah-DOHR Rare

Usage Note

Libertador is the masculine form; the feminine is libertadora. It is most famously associated with El Libertador, the title given to Simón Bolívar across South America. The word can also function as an adjective: un gesto libertador (a liberating gesture). Distinguish from libertario (libertarian), which carries a political/philosophical sense.

Examples

"El pueblo celebró al libertador con entusiasmo."

Natural Translation

The people celebrated the liberator enthusiastically.

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