Free"boot`er (?), n. [D.
vrijbuiter, fr. vrijbuiten to plunder; vrij free
+ buit booty, akin to E. booty. See Free, and
Booty, and cf. Filibuster.] One who plunders or
pillages without the authority of national warfare; a member of a
predatory band; a pillager; a buccaneer; a sea robber.
Bacon.