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Webster 1913 Edition


Freebooter

Free′bootˊer

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Freebooter

FREE'BOOTER

,
Noun.
[ See Booty.]
One who wanders about for plunder; a robber; a pillager; a plunderer.