noun
freebooter
Freebooter (noun) means someone who raids and steals, often working alone or for pay, rather like a mercenary.
noun
1
Someone who raids and steals, often working alone or for pay, rather like a mercenary.
"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."
— G. H. Davies, Forest in War (1901)
2
One who rehosts online media without authorization, a form of intellectual property theft; one who freeboots.
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Etymology
Formed from free, booty and -er. It calques Dutch vrijbuiter (literally "free booty-er"), made up of vrij ("free"), buit ("booty") and -er (an occupational suffix). It is a doublet of filibuster.
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What is the meaning of freebooter?
"freebooter" (noun) means someone who raids and steals, often working alone or for pay, rather like a mercenary.
What is another word for freebooter?
Other words for "freebooter" include despoiler, raider, spoiler, looter, pillager, plunderer.
What are the different meanings of freebooter?
"freebooter" has 2 main meanings: 1. Someone who raids and steals, often working alone or for pay, rather like a mercenary; 2. One who rehosts online media without authorization, a form of intellectual property theft; one who freeboots.
