What is another word for freebooter?

Pronunciation: [fɹˈiːbuːtə] (IPA)

Freebooter is a term used to describe a person who engages in piracy or raids on ships or other vessels. Synonyms for this term include pirate, buccaneer, corsair, privateer, rover, filibuster, marauder, and raider. Each of these words describes a person who engages in illegal activities on the high seas. Privateers were sanctioned by governments and allowed to attack enemy ships during times of war. Buccaneers were pirates who operated in the Caribbean, primarily during the 17th century. Freebooting often involved stealing valuable cargo, such as spices, gold, and textiles, and was a dangerous profession that required courage, skill, and cunning.

What are the hypernyms for Freebooter?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Freebooter

Near a Border frontier, in the time of war, There's ne'er a man, but he's a freebooter.
"Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3)"
Walter Scott
This ancient laird was a renowned freebooter, and used to ride with a numerous band of followers.
"Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3)"
Walter Scott
In the preface to this ballad in the "Minstrelsy," Scott states that it was "obtained from recitation in the Forest of Ettrick, and is said to relate to the execution of Cockburn of Henderland, a Border freebooter, hanged over the gate of his own tower by James V. in the course of that memorable expedition in 1529 which was fatal to Johnie Armstrong, Adam Scott of Tushielaw, and many other marauders."
"In the Border Country"
W. S. (William Shillinglaw) Crockett

Famous quotes with Freebooter

  • [Stendhal] was small, ugly and obsessed by physical beauty in others, and he spent most of his time in salons and opera houses, pursuing aristocratic hostesses and singers. After the fall of Napoleon, he retired to Italy, adopted his pseudonym and began to write. He was a sexual freebooter who “found a notion of obtaining happiness from a virtuous woman wholly inconceivable”. At 59, unmarried, syphilitic and obscure, he dropped dead in a Paris street.
    Anthony Burgess

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