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freebooter

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Main Entry: free·boo·ter

Pronunciation: \ˈfrē-ˌbü-tər\

Function: noun

Etymology: by folk etymology from Dutch vrijbuiter, from vrijbuit plunder, from vrij free + buit booty

Date: 1570

: pirate, plunderer

— free·boot \-ˌbüt\ intransitive verb

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