freebooter

Noun
Synonyms: plundererpillagerlooterspoilerdespoilerraider

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)Synonyms: plundererpillagerlooterspoilerdespoilerraiderType of thief, stealerKinds pirate, buccaneer
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Free′boot′er noun

Origin: 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. Francis, Baron Verulam Bacon

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

The Devil's Dictionary

FREEBOOTER, n. A conqueror in a small way of business, whose annexations lack of the sanctifying merit of magnitude.
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