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Freebooter

//ˈfɹiːbuːtə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) wordnet
  3. 3
    One who rehosts online media without authorization, a form of intellectual property theft; one who freeboots.

Etymology

From free + booty + -er. Calque of Dutch vrijbuiter (literally “free booty-er”), from vrij (“free”) + buit (“booty”) + -er (occupational suffix). Doublet of filibuster.

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