Freibeuter — meaning in English
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English meaning
- filibuster noun A tactic used in a legislature — typically extended, often irrelevant speeches — to stall a vote or block a decision.
- privateer noun A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo.
Senses
Freibeuter is used for these senses in English:
- filibuster (historical) A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.
- privateer (historical) An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship; a government-sanctioned pirate. [from 17th c.]
filibuster — full definition
- noun A tactic used in a legislature — typically extended, often irrelevant speeches — to stall a vote or block a decision.
- verb To use such delaying tactics in a legislative body.
privateer — full definition
- noun A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo.
- noun An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship; a government-sanctioned pirate.
- noun An advocate or beneficiary of privatization of a government service or activity.
- noun A private individual entrant into a race or competition who does not have the backing of a large, professional team.