FREEBOOTER

freebooter. Freebooter, n. a robber, plunderer, pillager, pirate

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Free″boot′er (?), n. [[D. vrijbuiter, fr. vrijbuiten to plunder; vrij free + buit booty, akin to E. booty. See Free, and Booty, and cf. Filibuster.]] One who plunders or pillages without the authority of national warfare; a member of a predatory band; a pillager; a buccaneer; a sea robber. Bacon.