Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Nearby Words

freebooter

 - 3 dictionary results
Freebooter Miniatures
High Quality Miniatures Fast shipping, Best Service!
www.frpgames.com/freebooter

free⋅boot⋅er

  [free-boo-ter]
Use freebooter in a Sentence
–noun
a person who goes about in search of plunder; pirate; buccaneer.
Origin:
1560–70; Anglicization of D vrijbuiter, equiv. to vrij free + buit booty + -er -er 1
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To freebooter
Freebooter Miniatures
High Quality Miniatures Fast shipping, Best Service!
www.frpgames.com/freebooter
free·boot·er   (frē'bōō'tər)   
n.  A person who pillages and plunders, especially a pirate.

[Dutch vrijbuiter, from vrijbuit, plunder : vrij, free; see prī- in Indo-European roots + buit, booty (from Middle Dutch būte, of Middle Low German origin).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

freebooter 
1570, from Du. vrijbuiter, from vrijbuiten "to rob, plunder," from vrijbuit "plunder," lit. "free booty," from vrij "free" + buit "booty," from buiten "to exchange or plunder," from M.Du. buten.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see freebooter on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way