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rapparee definition

rap·pa·ree (rap′ə rē′)

noun

  1. Historical an Irish freebooting soldier
  2. a plunderer or robber

Etymology: Ir rapaire, orig., pikeman < rapaire, short pike

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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