Liberators

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals or factions that remove restrictions and bring autonomy to others Groups or persons that champion the cause of liberation against oppression Actors who strive to secure freedom for the oppressed and marginalized
2. Those who act to free individuals or groups from domination or confinement
3. Agents who facilitate the release of people from restrictive or oppressive conditions

Etymology: "Liberators" is the plural of "liberator," which comes from Latin "līberātor," meaning "one who sets free." That Latin noun was built from the verb "līberāre," "to set free," which itself grew out of "līber," "free." The English verb "liberate" follows the same path, so the noun and verb share a single ancestry, and the plural simply counts those who perform the act. The sense of freeing people from control was present in the Latin root from the start, so the word has kept close to its original meaning. Its core idea is one of release: someone who breaks the chains, walls or rule that hold others in place.

Synonyms: emancipators, deliverers