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Freelander
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English
Etymology
From en free land -er.
Noun
A person or group seeking political or personal freedom through emigration to and settlement of open land.
en 1922 The Story of Utopias 28 w:Lewis Mumford ... or the Freelanders who dwelt within the imagination of a dry little Austrian economist, have had more influence upon the, lives of our contemporaries
en Utopias on Puget Sound, 1885-1915 120 Charles Pierce LeWarne 1995 Residents farmed and fished to provide family needs— Freelanders initiated no ... The Freelanders recognized that their vision must remain limited.
en Communism in history and theory 103 Donald F. Busky 2002 The Freelanders would instruct the black African natives in civilized ways,