freebooter
/ˈfɹiːbuːtə(ɹ)/noun
freebooter is spelled F-R-E-E-B-O-O-T-E-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, freebooter means “An adventurer who pillages, plunders, or thieves privately or for compensation; or wages ad-hoc war on other nations, similar to mercenary; also a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of freebooter is freebooters.
How many letters and syllables are in freebooter?
| Letters | 10: F-R-E-E-B-O-O-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is freebooter?
Freebooter appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce freebooter?
- /ˈfɹiːbuːtə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-freebooter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of freebooter
- freebooters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does freebooter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 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".
- 2
One who rehosts online media without authorization, a form of intellectual property theft; one who freeboots.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Freebooter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A pirate, or person who pillages and plunders:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Freibeuter |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does freebooter come from?
From free + booty + -er. Calque of Dutch vrijbuiter (literally “free booty-er”), from vrij (“free”) + buit (“booty”) + -er (occupational suffix). Doublet of filibuster.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).