| 释义 |
free·boot·er
\ˈfrēˌbüd.ə(r), -ütə-\ noun
Etymology: part translation of Dutch vrijbuiter, from vrijbuit plunder (from vrij free — akin to Old High German frī free — + buit booty, from buiten to exchange, plunder, from Middle Dutch būten, from Middle Low German) + -er (akin to Old English -ere -er); akin to Middle Low German būte exchange, distribution — more at free, booty, -er
: one that goes about plundering without the authority of national warfare : a member of a predatory band : pillager, pirate |