Definition of freebooter in English:

freebooter

noun ˈfriːbuːtəˈfriˌbudər

A pirate or lawless adventurer.
海盗；抢劫者
Example sentencesExamples
- Shortly after the Civil War, the ‘dispossessed and freebooters,’ as one rancher described them, established sprawling cattle ranches on the rich bottomlands of the Yellowstone River.
- Powerful merchant companies drove the process forward, and on the outermost fringe or cutting edge of empire, the aggressive initiative often came from a bizarre mixture of adventurers, freebooters, and pirates.
- This is a political freebooter and scoundrel who is fated to end up in the company of sinister and fascist-minded elements.
- Hence the term ‘filibuster,’ derived from the Spanish filibustero, or freebooter, meaning ‘pirate.’
- These whores join a rich cast of freebooters, gamblers and politicians.
- It was the classic behavior of unfettered freebooters, and it ended in the familiar way.
- Cantankerous, colorful, and roiled by clashing personalities, this eclectic confederacy of dirtbags, freebooters, and aristocrats represents the crowning ambition of working guides all across America.
- His tales involve a rogue's gallery of European freebooters with names like John Blackthorne, Ian Dunross, and Tab Thumpchest.
- On receiving the report of their scouts, the freebooters determined on the desperate venture.
- In 1891-92 Iran was roiled by protests against a tobacco monopoly granted to a British freebooter, a Major Talbot.
- But other local warlords, who have access to drug money and other resources, continue to expand their forces or draw freebooters to their ranks.
- Here he arranged for the capture of Bowles, and soon the freebooter was brought to New Orleans in chains, and from thence sent to Madrid, in Spain, where we must leave him for the present.
- Only Sir Francis Drake and other naval freebooters enjoyed success.
- The process, compounding the turmoil and collapse of 1979-80, gradually de-professionalized the armed forces and gave power to a variety of ethnic-regional factions, self-serving warlords, and criminal freebooters.
- Not long after Ivan the Terrible captured the Tatar city of Kazan in 1552, Russian freebooters acting in the Tsar's name began to penetrate beyond the Urals.
- The very epitome of the 16th-century military freebooter and vagabond, the landsknecht was rightly feared wherever he went.
- His people, leaderless, turned into freebooters and mercenaries, spreading chaos wherever they went.
- Mary was to discover he was a ruthless murderer, leader of a gang of freebooters.
Synonyms
pirate, marauder, raider, plunderer, bandit, robber

Derivatives

freeboot

verb ˈfriːbuːtˈfriˌbut

[no object]

Act as a freebooter.
for many years the Spanish adventurers and explorers freebooted in the wilds of Mexico in search of gold
Example sentencesExamples
- freebooting imperialists running roughshod over native cultures
- But it would be small, often mutually competitive units of traders, freebooting adventurers, and penitential pilgrims who would make the running in the Mediterranean.
- Like many other impecunious Caribbean drifters at the time, Dampier slipped into a life of freebooting and buccaneering, hopping from ship to ship, raiding Spanish vessels and towns.
- Similar standards did not exist elsewhere in a world much beset by brigandage, freebooting, dacoity and the insolence of outlaws.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Dutch vrijbuiter, from vrij 'free' + buit 'booty', + the noun suffix -er. Compare with filibuster.

filibuster from late 18th century:
A filibuster was an 18th-century pirate of the Caribbean. The word links a number of languages, reaching back through Spanish and French to vrijbuiter, from vrij ‘free’, and buit ‘booty’, a Dutch word from which we also get freebooter. In the 19th century the Spanish filibustero was used for American adventurers who stirred up revolution in Central and South America, and filibuster came to be used in the USA to describe behaviour in congressional debates intended to sabotage proceedings. From this we get the current sense, ‘a very long speech made in Parliament to prevent the passing of a new law’, which links the long-ago pirates with politicians of today.

Definition of freebooter in US English:

freebooter

nounˈfrēˌbo͞odərˈfriˌbudər

A pirate or lawless adventurer.
海盗；抢劫者
Example sentencesExamples
- It was the classic behavior of unfettered freebooters, and it ended in the familiar way.
- Not long after Ivan the Terrible captured the Tatar city of Kazan in 1552, Russian freebooters acting in the Tsar's name began to penetrate beyond the Urals.
- Shortly after the Civil War, the ‘dispossessed and freebooters,’ as one rancher described them, established sprawling cattle ranches on the rich bottomlands of the Yellowstone River.
- In 1891-92 Iran was roiled by protests against a tobacco monopoly granted to a British freebooter, a Major Talbot.
- The process, compounding the turmoil and collapse of 1979-80, gradually de-professionalized the armed forces and gave power to a variety of ethnic-regional factions, self-serving warlords, and criminal freebooters.
- This is a political freebooter and scoundrel who is fated to end up in the company of sinister and fascist-minded elements.
- The very epitome of the 16th-century military freebooter and vagabond, the landsknecht was rightly feared wherever he went.
- These whores join a rich cast of freebooters, gamblers and politicians.
- His tales involve a rogue's gallery of European freebooters with names like John Blackthorne, Ian Dunross, and Tab Thumpchest.
- On receiving the report of their scouts, the freebooters determined on the desperate venture.
- Mary was to discover he was a ruthless murderer, leader of a gang of freebooters.
- Powerful merchant companies drove the process forward, and on the outermost fringe or cutting edge of empire, the aggressive initiative often came from a bizarre mixture of adventurers, freebooters, and pirates.
- Cantankerous, colorful, and roiled by clashing personalities, this eclectic confederacy of dirtbags, freebooters, and aristocrats represents the crowning ambition of working guides all across America.
- But other local warlords, who have access to drug money and other resources, continue to expand their forces or draw freebooters to their ranks.
- Hence the term ‘filibuster,’ derived from the Spanish filibustero, or freebooter, meaning ‘pirate.’
- Only Sir Francis Drake and other naval freebooters enjoyed success.
- His people, leaderless, turned into freebooters and mercenaries, spreading chaos wherever they went.
- Here he arranged for the capture of Bowles, and soon the freebooter was brought to New Orleans in chains, and from thence sent to Madrid, in Spain, where we must leave him for the present.
Synonyms
pirate, marauder, raider, plunderer, bandit, robber

Origin

Late 16th century: from Dutch vrijbuiter, from vrij ‘free’ + buit ‘booty’, + the noun suffix -er. Compare with filibuster.

词汇	freebooter
释义	Definition of freebooter in English: freebooter noun ˈfriːbuːtəˈfriˌbudər A pirate or lawless adventurer. 海盗；抢劫者 Example sentencesExamples Shortly after the Civil War, the ‘dispossessed and freebooters,’ as one rancher described them, established sprawling cattle ranches on the rich bottomlands of the Yellowstone River. Powerful merchant companies drove the process forward, and on the outermost fringe or cutting edge of empire, the aggressive initiative often came from a bizarre mixture of adventurers, freebooters, and pirates. This is a political freebooter and scoundrel who is fated to end up in the company of sinister and fascist-minded elements. Hence the term ‘filibuster,’ derived from the Spanish filibustero, or freebooter, meaning ‘pirate.’ These whores join a rich cast of freebooters, gamblers and politicians. It was the classic behavior of unfettered freebooters, and it ended in the familiar way. Cantankerous, colorful, and roiled by clashing personalities, this eclectic confederacy of dirtbags, freebooters, and aristocrats represents the crowning ambition of working guides all across America. His tales involve a rogue's gallery of European freebooters with names like John Blackthorne, Ian Dunross, and Tab Thumpchest. On receiving the report of their scouts, the freebooters determined on the desperate venture. In 1891-92 Iran was roiled by protests against a tobacco monopoly granted to a British freebooter, a Major Talbot. But other local warlords, who have access to drug money and other resources, continue to expand their forces or draw freebooters to their ranks. Here he arranged for the capture of Bowles, and soon the freebooter was brought to New Orleans in chains, and from thence sent to Madrid, in Spain, where we must leave him for the present. Only Sir Francis Drake and other naval freebooters enjoyed success. The process, compounding the turmoil and collapse of 1979-80, gradually de-professionalized the armed forces and gave power to a variety of ethnic-regional factions, self-serving warlords, and criminal freebooters. Not long after Ivan the Terrible captured the Tatar city of Kazan in 1552, Russian freebooters acting in the Tsar's name began to penetrate beyond the Urals. The very epitome of the 16th-century military freebooter and vagabond, the landsknecht was rightly feared wherever he went. His people, leaderless, turned into freebooters and mercenaries, spreading chaos wherever they went. Mary was to discover he was a ruthless murderer, leader of a gang of freebooters. Synonyms pirate, marauder, raider, plunderer, bandit, robber Derivatives freeboot verb ˈfriːbuːtˈfriˌbut [no object] Act as a freebooter. for many years the Spanish adventurers and explorers freebooted in the wilds of Mexico in search of gold Example sentencesExamples freebooting imperialists running roughshod over native cultures But it would be small, often mutually competitive units of traders, freebooting adventurers, and penitential pilgrims who would make the running in the Mediterranean. Like many other impecunious Caribbean drifters at the time, Dampier slipped into a life of freebooting and buccaneering, hopping from ship to ship, raiding Spanish vessels and towns. Similar standards did not exist elsewhere in a world much beset by brigandage, freebooting, dacoity and the insolence of outlaws. Origin Late 16th century: from Dutch vrijbuiter, from vrij 'free' + buit 'booty', + the noun suffix -er. Compare with filibuster. filibuster from late 18th century: A filibuster was an 18th-century pirate of the Caribbean. The word links a number of languages, reaching back through Spanish and French to vrijbuiter, from vrij ‘free’, and buit ‘booty’, a Dutch word from which we also get freebooter. In the 19th century the Spanish filibustero was used for American adventurers who stirred up revolution in Central and South America, and filibuster came to be used in the USA to describe behaviour in congressional debates intended to sabotage proceedings. From this we get the current sense, ‘a very long speech made in Parliament to prevent the passing of a new law’, which links the long-ago pirates with politicians of today. Definition of freebooter in US English: freebooter nounˈfrēˌbo͞odərˈfriˌbudər A pirate or lawless adventurer. 海盗；抢劫者 Example sentencesExamples It was the classic behavior of unfettered freebooters, and it ended in the familiar way. Not long after Ivan the Terrible captured the Tatar city of Kazan in 1552, Russian freebooters acting in the Tsar's name began to penetrate beyond the Urals. Shortly after the Civil War, the ‘dispossessed and freebooters,’ as one rancher described them, established sprawling cattle ranches on the rich bottomlands of the Yellowstone River. In 1891-92 Iran was roiled by protests against a tobacco monopoly granted to a British freebooter, a Major Talbot. The process, compounding the turmoil and collapse of 1979-80, gradually de-professionalized the armed forces and gave power to a variety of ethnic-regional factions, self-serving warlords, and criminal freebooters. This is a political freebooter and scoundrel who is fated to end up in the company of sinister and fascist-minded elements. The very epitome of the 16th-century military freebooter and vagabond, the landsknecht was rightly feared wherever he went. These whores join a rich cast of freebooters, gamblers and politicians. His tales involve a rogue's gallery of European freebooters with names like John Blackthorne, Ian Dunross, and Tab Thumpchest. On receiving the report of their scouts, the freebooters determined on the desperate venture. Mary was to discover he was a ruthless murderer, leader of a gang of freebooters. Powerful merchant companies drove the process forward, and on the outermost fringe or cutting edge of empire, the aggressive initiative often came from a bizarre mixture of adventurers, freebooters, and pirates. Cantankerous, colorful, and roiled by clashing personalities, this eclectic confederacy of dirtbags, freebooters, and aristocrats represents the crowning ambition of working guides all across America. But other local warlords, who have access to drug money and other resources, continue to expand their forces or draw freebooters to their ranks. Hence the term ‘filibuster,’ derived from the Spanish filibustero, or freebooter, meaning ‘pirate.’ Only Sir Francis Drake and other naval freebooters enjoyed success. His people, leaderless, turned into freebooters and mercenaries, spreading chaos wherever they went. Here he arranged for the capture of Bowles, and soon the freebooter was brought to New Orleans in chains, and from thence sent to Madrid, in Spain, where we must leave him for the present. Synonyms pirate, marauder, raider, plunderer, bandit, robber Origin Late 16th century: from Dutch vrijbuiter, from vrij ‘free’ + buit ‘booty’, + the noun suffix -er. Compare with filibuster.
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