Masculine

Freibeuter

pirate (male or of unspecified gender)

Frequency

41k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌbɔʏ̯tɐ/
Etymology

In summary

First attested 1579. Borrowed from Dutch vrijbuiter (1572, but older). Analysable as frei (“free”) + Beute (“booty”) + -er.

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