liberty boy—
1. (coll.) a noisy partisan of liberty; a supporter for a freedom movement:
- The liberty boys were honored with the presence of ministers.
2. (UK Nautical) a sailor having leave of absence:
- People from ships called “liberty boys” are only allowed to come on shore on Sundays for recreation.
liberty man — = liberty boy 2:
- A few hundred liberty men on each side … their flights delayed by bad weather, returned to the firing line too late.