freebootern.

Brit.

/ˈfriːˌbuːtə/, U.S.

/ˈfriˌbudər/

Forms: 1500s frebetter, 1500s frebutter, 1500s–1600s freeboter, 1500s–1600s freebotter, 1500s– freebooter, 1600s frebooter, 1600s frebuter, 1600s freebuter, 1600s freebutter, 1600s fribooter, 1600s fributer, 1600s frybuter.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch vrijbuiter.

Etymology: < Dutch vrijbuiter privateer, pirate, robber (1572) < vrijbuit prize, spoils, plunder (1575; chiefly in the phrase op vrijbuit varen to go capturing ships or plundering, op vrijbuit gaan , and variants; < vrij free adj. + buit booty n.¹; compare Middle Low German vrībǖte ( > Swedish fribyte (1561)), German Freibeute (1571 as freye peuth , or earlier)) + -er -er suffix¹. Compare Middle Low German vrībǖter ( > Swedish fribytare (1559)), German Freibeuter (1569 as fribuiter , or earlier); also Middle French vributeur , vributer (1582; < Dutch), all in sense ‘privateer, pirate’. Compare filibuster n. 1.Many forms, especially in later use, are influenced by free adj. and boot n.², booty n.¹

Originally: a privateer. Later more generally: a piratical adventurer, a pirate; any person who goes about in search of plunder. Also figurative and in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [noun] > pirate

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skimmera1387

scummera1398

galliotc1425

reaver1434

piratea1475

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water rat1600

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sea-rata1640

Algerine1657

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rat1675

Likedeelers1764

Viking1807

sea-wolf1837

piratess1862

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > brigand > [noun]

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snaphance1539

thief errant1553

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Robin Hood1597

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free-rider1821

cateran1870

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > pirate

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pirate?a1425

reaver1434

freebooter1570

filibuster1591

water thief1600

picaroon1624

marooner1661

Likedeelers1764

buccaneer1846

1570 M. Coulweber Let. 19 July in J. W. Burgon Life & Times Sir T. Gresham (1839) II. 360 I was spoyled by the waye in cominge towards England by the Duke of Alva his frebetters.

1572 Fourme Proclam. Reformation of Disorders vpon Sea Coastes (single sheet) The Queenes Maiestie doth strayghtly charge and commaunde al the Sea Rouers, commonly called Frebutters,..to depart.

1598 R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) I. Pref. sig. *5 They tooke fiue..ships of the Freebooters, which lay within the sound of Denmark of purpose to intercept our English Fleete.

1600 W. Watson Quodlibets Relig. & State (1602) iv. 100 So..to send abroad his fribooters..against other words and writings.

1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 179 If the ship become assailed by Pirats or Frybuters.

1630 Bp. J. Hall Occas. Medit. §xv Those Spirituall free-booters, that lye in wayt for our soules.

a1659 R. Brownrig 65 Serm. (1674) I. xxix. 376 The Danites were..Free-booters..and did all by force.

1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World i. 12 The ships there..fired several shot at me, mistaking me for a free Booter.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations II. iv. vii. 165 St. Domingo was established by pirates and free-booters.

1809 in Hist. Rec. Austral. (1916) 1st Ser. VII. 161 It is a momentous concern that a Set of Free Booters (Bush Rangers as they are called) should be increasing in their numbers throughout the country.

1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Out-parters (Law), a sort of freebooters in Scotland, who used to ride out and seize whatever they could which came in their way.

1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 314 These rail-road freebooters.

1886 A. Winchell Walks & Talks in Geol. Field 240 The fierce shark is the free-booter of the ocean.

1924 Travel Apr. 27/2 You are thinking too of Rob Roy and his band of gallant freebooters who roamed these woods and mountains in joyous abandon.

1973 S. Lanier Hiero's Journey iv. 75 Daring freebooters sometimes risked a horrible end to loot one of the Lost Cities which bordered on the Inland Sea.

2006 Evening Standard (Nexis) 5 July 13 As England, Spain and France fought for supremacy over the West Indies, pirates and freebooters thrived in the confusion.

Derivatives

ˈfree-ˌbootery n. the practice of freebooters; piracy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > [noun]

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brigantaille1393

latrocinyc1430

brigancy1513

free-boot1598

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free-booty1649

moss-trooping1649

buccaneering1758

dacoiting1802

gang robbery1812

dacoity1813

free-bootery1813

brigandage1823

bush-ranging1832

mosstroopery1845

filibustering1856

klephtism1858

robberhood1863

brigandism1865

Vikingism1880

bushwhackerism1883

Vikingship1883

banditism1885

dacoitage1887

brigandry1909

banditry1922

1813 Royal Mil. Chron. Jan. 199 These examples of desertion, free-bootery, ignorance and contempt of the usage of civilized nations, and savage unrelenting murder.

1936 New Castle (Pa.) News 4 Dec. 16/4 River pirates here have gone back to their old trade of freebootery in what has become a large, organized racket.

1998 Eng. Hist. Rev. 113 360 The problem of unauthorized requisitioning of materials..had caused some British consular and naval offers to regard the freebootery of the Montevidean flotilla with considerable misgiving.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	freebooter
释义	freebootern. Brit. /ˈfriːˌbuːtə/, U.S. /ˈfriˌbudər/ Forms: 1500s frebetter, 1500s frebutter, 1500s–1600s freeboter, 1500s–1600s freebotter, 1500s– freebooter, 1600s frebooter, 1600s frebuter, 1600s freebuter, 1600s freebutter, 1600s fribooter, 1600s fributer, 1600s frybuter. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch vrijbuiter. Etymology: < Dutch vrijbuiter privateer, pirate, robber (1572) < vrijbuit prize, spoils, plunder (1575; chiefly in the phrase op vrijbuit varen to go capturing ships or plundering, op vrijbuit gaan , and variants; < vrij free adj. + buit booty n.¹; compare Middle Low German vrībǖte ( > Swedish fribyte (1561)), German Freibeute (1571 as freye peuth , or earlier)) + -er -er suffix¹. Compare Middle Low German vrībǖter ( > Swedish fribytare (1559)), German Freibeuter (1569 as fribuiter , or earlier); also Middle French vributeur , vributer (1582; < Dutch), all in sense ‘privateer, pirate’. Compare filibuster n. 1.Many forms, especially in later use, are influenced by free adj. and boot n.², booty n.¹ Originally: a privateer. Later more generally: a piratical adventurer, a pirate; any person who goes about in search of plunder. Also figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [noun] > pirate sea-thiefc1050 skimmera1387 scummera1398 galliotc1425 reaver1434 piratea1475 freebooter1570 sea-rover1579 filibuster1591 water rat1600 water thief1600 picaroon1624 sea-rata1640 Algerine1657 marooner1661 rat1675 Likedeelers1764 Viking1807 sea-wolf1837 piratess1862 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > brigand > [noun] brigand1421 snaphance1539 thief errant1553 freebooter1570 filibuster1591 bandit1594 Robin Hood1597 mosser1651 moss-trooper1651 free-rider1821 cateran1870 society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > pirate rovera1393 pirate?a1425 reaver1434 freebooter1570 filibuster1591 water thief1600 picaroon1624 marooner1661 Likedeelers1764 buccaneer1846 1570 M. Coulweber Let. 19 July in J. W. Burgon Life & Times Sir T. Gresham (1839) II. 360 I was spoyled by the waye in cominge towards England by the Duke of Alva his frebetters. 1572 Fourme Proclam. Reformation of Disorders vpon Sea Coastes (single sheet) The Queenes Maiestie doth strayghtly charge and commaunde al the Sea Rouers, commonly called Frebutters,..to depart. 1598 R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) I. Pref. sig. 5 They tooke fiue..ships of the Freebooters, which lay within the sound of Denmark of purpose to intercept our English Fleete. 1600 W. Watson Quodlibets Relig. & State* (1602) iv. 100 So..to send abroad his fribooters..against other words and writings. 1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 179 If the ship become assailed by Pirats or Frybuters. 1630 Bp. J. Hall Occas. Medit. §xv Those Spirituall free-booters, that lye in wayt for our soules. a1659 R. Brownrig 65 Serm. (1674) I. xxix. 376 The Danites were..Free-booters..and did all by force. 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World i. 12 The ships there..fired several shot at me, mistaking me for a free Booter. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations II. iv. vii. 165 St. Domingo was established by pirates and free-booters. 1809 in Hist. Rec. Austral. (1916) 1st Ser. VII. 161 It is a momentous concern that a Set of Free Booters (Bush Rangers as they are called) should be increasing in their numbers throughout the country. 1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Out-parters (Law), a sort of freebooters in Scotland, who used to ride out and seize whatever they could which came in their way. 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 314 These rail-road freebooters. 1886 A. Winchell Walks & Talks in Geol. Field 240 The fierce shark is the free-booter of the ocean. 1924 Travel Apr. 27/2 You are thinking too of Rob Roy and his band of gallant freebooters who roamed these woods and mountains in joyous abandon. 1973 S. Lanier Hiero's Journey iv. 75 Daring freebooters sometimes risked a horrible end to loot one of the Lost Cities which bordered on the Inland Sea. 2006 Evening Standard (Nexis) 5 July 13 As England, Spain and France fought for supremacy over the West Indies, pirates and freebooters thrived in the confusion. Derivatives ˈfree-ˌbootery n. the practice of freebooters; piracy. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > [noun] trailbaston1304 brigantaille1393 latrocinyc1430 brigancy1513 free-boot1598 freebootinga1599 brigandize1609 latronage1619 free-booty1649 moss-trooping1649 buccaneering1758 dacoiting1802 gang robbery1812 dacoity1813 free-bootery1813 brigandage1823 bush-ranging1832 mosstroopery1845 filibustering1856 klephtism1858 robberhood1863 brigandism1865 Vikingism1880 bushwhackerism1883 Vikingship1883 banditism1885 dacoitage1887 brigandry1909 banditry1922 1813 Royal Mil. Chron. Jan. 199 These examples of desertion, free-bootery, ignorance and contempt of the usage of civilized nations, and savage unrelenting murder. 1936 New Castle (Pa.) News 4 Dec. 16/4 River pirates here have gone back to their old trade of freebootery in what has become a large, organized racket. 1998 Eng. Hist. Rev. 113 360 The problem of unauthorized requisitioning of materials..had caused some British consular and naval offers to regard the freebootery of the Montevidean flotilla with considerable misgiving. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † freebooterv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: freebooter n. Etymology: < freebooter n. Compare earlier freeboot v. Obsolete. rare. intransitive. To take what one needs at will, in the manner of a freebooter. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > be or act like brigand or freebooter [verb (intransitive)] freeboot1592 Tory1651 freebooter1659 buccaneer1787 filibuster1853 to turn out1862 1659 G. Torriano Florio's Vocabolario Italiano & Inglese Vivere à discrettione..for a souldier to free-booter or free-quarter in any place. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1570v.1659
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freebootern.

Derivatives

† freebooterv.