About The Word Freebooter

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Freebooter

Freebooter Meaning & Definition
Freebooter Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Freebooter?

[n] someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Freebooter: despoiler | looter | pillager | plunderer | raider | spoiler

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See Also | buccaneer | pirate | sea robber | sea rover | stealer | thief

Freebooter In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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