emancipator
UK[ɪˈmænsɪpeɪtə(r)]US[ɪˈmænsəpeɪtər]
n
a person who sets others free from legal, social, or political restrictions.
n
one who liberates others from oppression or bondage.
Morpheme Breakdown
e
man
cipator
e
out
man
hand
cipator
taker
Etymology
the word 'emancipator' originates from the latin verb emancipare, which in roman law meant to release a son from the father's authority or to transfer property. it is a compound of e- (meaning "out of") and mancipium ("ownership, a taking by hand"), itself from manus ("hand") and capere ("to take"). the literal sense of "taking (someone) out of (another's) hand" evolved into the general concept of freeing someone from control or power. the agent suffix -tor was added to form the noun for "one who frees," solidifying its modern meaning as a liberator from oppression.
Analysis
Structure: e (out) + man (hand) + cipator (taker)
e- (prefix of latin origin, meaning "out of, from"); man- (root from latin manus, meaning "hand"); -cipator (suffix from latin capere, meaning "to take", combined with the agent suffix -tor).
Examples
abraham lincoln is remembered as the great emancipator for his role in ending slavery in the united states.
the activist was hailed as an emancipator of women's rights in her country.
true leaders should act as emancipators of the human spirit, not as its jailers.