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tubman

1

[ tuhb-muhn ]

noun

Old English Law.
plural tubmen.
  1. a barrister in the Court of Exchequer who had precedence in motions over every other barrister except the postman.


Tubman

2

[ tuhb-muhn ]

noun

  1. Harriet Araminta, 1820?–1913, U.S. abolitionist: escaped slavery to become a leader of the Underground Railroad; served as a Union scout during Civil War.
  2. William Va·can·a·rat Shadrach [v, uh, -, kan, -, uh, -rat], 1895–1971, president of Liberia 1944–71.

Tubman

/ ˈʌə /

noun

  1. TubmanWilliam Vacanarat Shadrach18951971MLiberianPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state William Vacanarat Shadrach (vəˈkænəˌræt ˈʃædræk). 1895–1971, Liberian statesman; president of Liberia (1944–71)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tubman1

First recorded in 1635–45; tub + -man
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Example Sentences

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Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass became two spokespeople for those who had lived as slaves.

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In addition, government websites began scrubbing African-American history, including in the case of the National Park Service eliminating a photo of the famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman and descriptions of the brutal realities of slavery.

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Post-Civil War, you discuss how there were certainly what we would call today kind of “intersectional” feminists, like Lucy Parsons, Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman.

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At least five other volunteers had joined them, including members from the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice and Association of Raza Educators.

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The flag is studded with the names of people who have pushed those freedoms to the brink, from Harriet Tubman to the John Birch Society.

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