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FREEBOOTER

\fɹˈiːbuːtə], \fɹˈiːbuːtə], \f_ɹ_ˈiː_b_uː_t_ə]\

Definitions of FREEBOOTER

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

One who roves about for plunder or pillage; buccaneer or pirate.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

One who roves about freely in search of booty: a plunderer.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A roving robber.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

One who wanders about for plunder; a robber; a plunderer.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. [German] One who wanders about for plunder; a robber; a pillager; a buccaneer.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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