freebooter

== English == === Etymology === From free +‎ booty +‎ -er. Calque of Dutch vrijbuiter (literally “free booty-er”), from vrij (“free”) + buit (“booty”) + -er (occupational suffix). Doublet of filibuster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɹiːbuːtə(ɹ)/ === Noun === freebooter (plural freebooters) 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". One who rehosts online media without authorization, a form of intellectual property theft; one who freeboots. ==== Synonyms ==== pirate, see also Thesaurus:pirate mercenary, see also Thesaurus:mercenary conquistador, filibuster ==== Coordinate terms ==== privateer ==== Derived terms ==== freebooting ==== Related terms ==== filibuster ==== Translations ====