Thomas Paine

(1737-1809) English-born American colonialist writer and patriot, author of the essays "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man"

Thomas Paine (Thetford, England, 29 January 1737 –  8 June 1809, New York City, USA) was a pamphleteer, revolutionary, radical, liberal and intellectual. Born in Great Britain, he lived in America, having migrated to the American colonies just in time to take part in the American Revolution, mainly as the author of the powerful, widely read pamphlet, Common Sense (1776), advocating independence for the American Colonies from the Kingdom of Great Britain and of The American Crisis, supporting the Revolution.
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Noun
1. American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)
(synonym) Paine, Tom Paine
(hypernym) American Revolutionary leader

n. Thomas Paine (1737-1809), English-born American colonialist writer and patriot, author of the essays "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man"