as in pirates
someone who engages in robbery of ships at sea
the ship was captured by freebooters who were looking for gold
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The Somali pirates who ransacked Minnesota remind us that there are large parts of the world where bribery, corruption, and lawlessness are the norm, not the exception.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
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The Somali pirates who ransacked Minnesota remind us that there are large parts of the world where bribery, corruption and lawlessness are the norm, not the exception.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Freebooters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freebooters. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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