# freebooter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɹiːbuːtə(ɹ)/

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/freebooter