freethinker
noun
free·think·er
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Definition of freethinker
: a person who thinks freely or independently : one who forms opinions on the basis of reason independently of authority
especially
: one who rejects or is skeptical of religious dogma
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His chief contribution is to put on center stage a cast of skeptics and freethinkers whom historians often relegate to the wings. — D.g. Hart, WSJ, "âSkepticism and American Faithâ Review: Believe It or Not," 22 Aug. 2018 Nineteenth-century freethinkers, such as Susan B. Anthony, were leading advocates of abolitionism and feminism. — Jeet Heer, The New Republic, "Kanye Westâs Bastardization of âFree Thinkersâ," 3 May 2018 The Dill Pickle Club, North State Street at about East Chestnut Street A century ago, the Dill Pickle Club was the place to be for bohemians, freethinkers and writers, among them Ben Hecht, Carl Sandburg and Theodore Dreiser. — Meredith Heagney, chicagotribune.com, "Literary landmarks: Hunting down old haunts of Chicago writers," 21 May 2018 The writing is poised and tidy as wellâtoo tidy, in fact, for a novel whose allegiances are with rebels and freethinkers. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, "The Best New Fiction," 15 Sep. 2017 For those three years, the iconoclast, freethinker and reluctant voice of a generation proclaimed faith in salvation by Jesus Christ (despite his Jewish upbringing), with lyrics that drew a line in the sand. — Jon Pareles, New York Times, "Bob Dylanâs Songs for the Soul, Revisited and Redeemed," 1 Nov. 2017 The central conflict in La Belle Sauvage pits freethinkers against fanatics, which is not simply a conflict between atheists and believers. — Sarah Jones, New Republic, "Philip Pullmanâs War Against the Fanatics," 30 Oct. 2017 For the last three years, atheist writers, freethinkers, foreigners, religious minorities, gay rights activists and others have been terrorized and killed in Bangladesh by shadowy figures who have struck with machetes and sped off on motorbikes. — Geeta Anand And Julfikar Ali Manik, New York Times, "Bangladesh Says It Now Knows Whoâs Killing the Bloggers," 8 June 2016 Noah was, even then, according to friends, a pacifist and a freethinker. — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, "For Knicksâ Joakim Noah, Principled Stand Isnât a Novelty," 2 Oct. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'freethinker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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freethinker
noun
English Language Learners Definition of freethinker
: a person who forms his or her own opinions about important subjects (such as religion and politics) instead of accepting what other people say
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