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
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.1901 May 10, G. H. Davies, “Forest in War”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 5, page 142:
2
One who rehosts online media without authorization, a form of intellectual property theft; one who freeboots.
- Synonyms
- pirate, mercenary, conquistador, filibuster
- Derived terms
- freebooting
- Related terms
- filibuster
- Coordinate terms
- privateer