FREEBOOTER

plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter

(noun) someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

freebooter (plural freebooters)

An adventurer who pillages, plunders or wages ad-hoc war on other nations.

One who rehosts online media without authorization; one who freeboots.

Synonyms

• pirate, see also pirate

• mercenary, see also mercenary

• conquistador, filibuster

Coordinate terms

• privateer

Source: Wiktionary


Free"boot`er, n. Etym: [D. vrijbuiter, fr. vrijbuiten to plunder; vrij free + buit booty, akin to E. booty. See Free, and Booty, and cf. Filibuster.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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