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freebooter

noun
/ˈfɹiːbuːtə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From free + booty + -er. Calque of Dutch vrijbuiter (literally “free booty-er”), from vrij (“free”) + buit (“booty”) + -er (occupational suffix). Doublet of filibuster.

  1. derived from *boudi✻ — “profit, gains; victory”
  2. derived from bǖte — “distribution, exchange, loot”
  3. derived from butin
  4. inherited from buty
  5. formed as freebooter — “free + booty + -er”

Definitions

  1. An adventurer who pillages, plunders, or thieves privately or for compensation

    An adventurer who pillages, plunders, or thieves privately or for compensation; or wages ad-hoc war on other nations, similar to mercenary; also a "freeboot".

    • 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.

  2. One who rehosts online media without authorization, a form of intellectual property theft

    One who rehosts online media without authorization, a form of intellectual property theft; one who freeboots.

The neighborhood

Derived

freebooting

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA