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.
Free"boot`er*y (?), n. The act, practice, or gains of a freebooter;
freebooting. Booth.
Free"boot`ing, n. Robbery; plunder; a pillaging.
Free"boot`ing, a. Acting the freebooter; practicing freebootery;
robbing.
Your freebooting acquaintance.
Sir W. Scott.