FREEBOOTER Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word freebooter. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for FREEBOOTER
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| pirate | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own • someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation • a ship that is manned by pirates verb • copy illegally; of published material • take arbitrarily or by force | ||||||
| plunderer | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) | ||||||
| raider | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) • a corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management | ||||||
| bandit | nounn | |||||
noun • an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band | ||||||
| buccaneer | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation verb • live like a buccaneer | ||||||
| corsair | nounn | |||||
noun • a pirate along the Barbary Coast • a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction) | ||||||
| marauder | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who attacks in search of booty | ||||||
| privateer | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • an officer or crew member of a privateer • a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation | ||||||
| rover | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • someone who leads a wandering unsettled life • an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement | ||||||
| conquistador | nounn | |||||
noun • an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century) | ||||||
| despoiler | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) | ||||||
| filibuster | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes • (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches verb • obstruct deliberately by delaying | ||||||
| looter | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) | ||||||
| mercenary | nounn | |||||
noun • a person hired to fight for another country than their own adjective satellite • marked by materialism • serving for wages in a foreign army • profit oriented | ||||||
| pillager | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) | ||||||
| spoiler | nounn | |||||
noun • a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning • someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) • someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence • an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds • a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag | ||||||
