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Freebooting

adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Engaged in piracy or plunder not-comparable

    "In one respect, as I hinted above, it is only too good, so sure of success, I mean, that you are no longer secure of any respect to your property in our freebooting America."

Noun
  1. 1
    To pilage or plunder; piracy uncountable

    "The Haghar are well known, even in Europe, for their freebooting propensities."

  2. 2
    Software piracy, or stealing or unauthorized rehosting of digital content. uncountable

    "Your recent issue about the problems of electronic software piracy or "freebooting" — if you will — was excellent and timely. However, I wonder if both sides have failed to understand the social significance of the struggle."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of freeboot form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From freebooter (“a type of pirate”).

Etymology 2

From freebooter (“a type of pirate”).

Etymology 3

From freebooter (“a type of pirate”).

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