First Known Use: 1570
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freebooter
noun free·boo·ter \ˈfrē-ˌbü-tər\
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Origin of FREEBOOTER
by folk etymology from Dutch vrijbuiter, from vrijbuit plunder, from vrij free + buit booty
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