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freebooter definition

free·booter (-bo̵̅o̅t′ər)

noun

a plunderer; specif., a pirate

Etymology: Du vrijbuiter < vrijbuiten, to plunder < vrij, free + buit, plunder

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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