Synonyms of freebooter

freebooter

noun

ˈfrē-ˌbü-tər 

as in pirate

someone who engages in robbery of ships at sea

the ship was captured by freebooters who were looking for gold

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pirate
• buccaneer
• privateer
• corsair
• raider
• robber
• marauder
• plunderer
• rover
• looter
• pillager
• despoiler

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of freebooter

There is widespread, cross-partisan public support for finally clamping down on these corporate freebooters. — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 23 Feb. 2023

After Columbus’s first footfall in the New World, Cuba fell prey to every manner of European freebooter. — Jon Lee Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021

In April, 1492, buoyed by the seizure of Granada, Ferdinand and Isabella agreed to sponsor the Italian freebooter Christopher Columbus on his initial expedition across the Atlantic. — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2021

The window of opportunity for freebooters to loom large has closed. — Steve Kettmann, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2000