vrijbuiter

Dutch

Alternative forms

vrybuyter (obsolete)

Etymology

From vrijbuit (“plunder, spoils”) +‎ -er or vrijbuiten +‎ -er (from vrijbuit (“plunder”)), from vrij (“free”) + buit (“booty”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvrɛi̯bœy̯tər/
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Hyphenation: vrij‧bui‧ter

Noun

vrijbuiter m (plural vrijbuiters, diminutive vrijbuitertje n)

A freebooter, particularly a pirate.

Descendants

Afrikaans: vrybuiter
→ English: freebooter
→ French: flibustier
- → English: flibustier
- → Italian: filibustiere
- → Russian: флибустьер (flibustʹjer)
- → Spanish: filibustero
  - → English: filibuster
    - → Chinese: 費力把事拖／费力把事拖 (fèilìbǎshìtuō)
    - → Dutch: filibuster
    - → Indonesian: filibuster
→ German: Freibeuter
→ Italian: farabutto

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