vrijdenker

Dutch

Etymology

From vrij +‎ denken +‎ -er, calque of English freethinker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvrɛi̯ˌdɛŋ.kər/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: vrij‧den‧ker

Noun

vrijdenker m (plural vrijdenkers, diminutive vrijdenkertje n, feminine vrijdenkster)

1. freethinker, someone critical of organised religion

Derived terms

• vrijdenkerij
• vrijdenkersbeweging

Descendants

• → Indonesian: vrijdenker

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch vrijdenker (“freethinker”).

Noun

vrijdenker (plural vrijdenker-vrijdenker, first-person possessive vrijdenkerku, second-person possessive vrijdenkermu, third-person possessive vrijdenkernya)

1. freethinker

Further reading

• “vrijdenker” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.