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freebooter

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
16
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈfɹiːbuːtə(ɹ)/

Definition of freebooter

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An adventurer who pillages, plunders, or thieves privately or for compensation; or wages ad-hoc war on other nations, similar to mercenary; also a "freeboot".
    “The military aspect should, however, be carefully studied, as the result may be to dispel the time-honoured connection between forest and freebooter under modern conditions with long-range rifles.”
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noun

  1. An adventurer who pillages, plunders, or thieves privately or for compensation; or wages ad-hoc war on other nations, similar to mercenary; also a "freeboot".
    “The military aspect should, however, be carefully studied, as the result may be to dispel the time-honoured connection between forest and freebooter under modern conditions with long-range rifles.”
  2. One who rehosts online media without authorization, a form of intellectual property theft; one who freeboots.

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Etymology

From free + booty + -er. Calque of Dutch vrijbuiter (literally “free booty-er”), from vrij (“free”) + buit (“booty”) + -er (occupational suffix). Doublet of filibuster.

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