freebooter
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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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[edit]freebooter (plural freebooters)
- An adventurer who pillages, plunders or wages ad-hoc war on other nations.
- 1901 May 10, G. H. Davies, “Forest in War”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record[1], volume 4, number 5, page 142:
- 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.
- One who rehosts online media without authorization; one who freeboots.
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[edit]- pirate, see also Thesaurus:pirate
- mercenary, see also Thesaurus:mercenary
- conquistador, filibuster
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