Definition of "emancipator" [e•man•ci•pa•tor]

• A person who emancipates. (noun)

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• "In conclusion, the Lord Mayor expressed the wish that Alexander III. may become the "emancipator" of the Russian Jews, just as his father"
• "Despite this, many saw golf as an emancipator for “none of the pre-golf pasttimes led their devotees so far afield or brought them together in such numbers as golf has done.”"
• "Obama is stepping into his shoes, after all, and is looking up to him not so much to draw and highlight current parallels (whether superficial or otherwise) with the emancipator and preserver of our Union during very troubled times, but rather to garner spiritual mentorship and demonstrate, through symbols and deeds, his commitment to the Lincoln ideals that saved this nation."