Freebooter

Freebooter
Freebooter Free"boot`er, n. [D. vrijbuiter, fr. vrijbuiten to plunder; vrij free + buit booty, akin to E. booty. See {Free}, and {Booty}, and cf. {Filibuster}.] One who plunders or pillages without the authority of national warfare; a member of a predatory band; a pillager; a buccaneer; a sea robber. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

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  • freebooter — 1560s, loan translation of Du. vrijbuiter plunderer, robber, from vrijbuiten to rob, plunder, from vrijbuit plunder, lit. free booty, from vrij free + buit booty, from buiten to exchange or plunder, from M.Du. buten, related to M.L.G. bute …   Etymology dictionary

  • freebooter — *pirate, buccaneer, privateer, corsair …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • freebooter — [frē′bo͞ot΄ər] n. [Du vrijbuiter < vrijbuiten, to plunder < vrij, free + buit, plunder] a plunderer; specif., a pirate …   English World dictionary

  • Freebooter (comics) — Superherobox| caption=Freebooter. comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Freebooter real name=Brandon Cross publisher=Marvel Comics debut= A Next vol. 1 #4 (1999) creators=Tom DeFalco Brent Anderson alliance color=background:#ffc0c0… …   Wikipedia

  • freebooter — noun Etymology: by folk etymology from Dutch vrijbuiter, from vrijbuit plunder, from vrij free + buit booty Date: 1570 pirate, plunderer • freeboot intransitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • freebooter — /free booh teuhr/, n. a person who goes about in search of plunder; pirate; buccaneer. [1560 70; Anglicization of D vrijbuiter, equiv. to vrij free + buit BOOTY + er ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • freebooter — noun A pirate, or person who pillages and plunders Syn: pirate See Also: filibuster …   Wiktionary

  • freebooter — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pirate, buccaneer, plunderer, marauder; see pirate …   English dictionary for students

  • freebooter — free|boot|er [ˈfri:bu:tə US ər] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Dutch; Origin: vrijbuiter, from vrij free + buit stolen things, booty ] someone who joins in a war in order to steal other people s goods and money …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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