freebooter

Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiːbuːtə(ɹ)/

The English word “freebooter” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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".
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.

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