Liberators

[lib-uh-rey-ter] /ˈlɪb əˌreɪ tər/

noun
1.
a four-engined heavy bomber widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Symbol: B-24.
[lib-uh-reyt] /ˈlɪb əˌreɪt/
verb (used with object), liberated, liberating.
1.
to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
2.
to free (a nation or area) from control by a foreign or oppressive government.
3.
to free (a group or individual) from social or economic constraints or discrimination, especially arising from traditional role expectations or bias.
4.
to disengage; set free from combination, as a gas.
5.
Slang. to steal or take over illegally:
The soldiers liberated a consignment of cigarettes.
/ˈlɪbəˌreɪt/
verb (transitive)
1.
to give liberty to; make free
2.
to release (something, esp a gas) from chemical combination during a chemical reaction
3.
to release from occupation or subjugation by a foreign power
4.
to free from social prejudices or injustices
5.
(euphemistic or facetious) to steal
n.

1640s, from Latin liberator “one who sets free, a deliverer,” agent noun from past participle stem of liberare (see liberate).
v.

1620s, from Latin liberatus, past participle of liberare “set free,” from liber “free” (see liberal). Meaning “to free an occupied territory from the enemy” (often used ironically) is from 1942. Related: Liberated; liberating.

verb

To steal or appropriate, originally something in conquered enemy territory (WWII Army)