libber

[ lib-er ]

noun

, Informal.

1. an advocate, follower, or member of a social-reform liberation movement:

   a women's libber; a gay libber.

Word History and Origins

Origin of libber¹

An Americanism dating back to 1970–75; lib(eration) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Too bad, because he’s an excellent ad libber.

From Los Angeles Times

Like Espín, my mother was one of the original women's libbers.

From Salon

While Ruckelshaus was viewed at the time as something of an oddity — “the Nixon administration’s token women’s libber” — she was not a complete anomaly.

From Los Angeles Times

“There’s a fear of not being able to fend for herself,” says Blanchett, who thinks Schlafly saw “the libbers” as a threat to the foundational stability of the country.

From Los Angeles Times

Woodlawn and Curtis were charged with improvising the roles of “women’s libbers” trying to convince a wealthy socialite played by Darling to lend some much-needed money and glamour to the cause.

From Salon