freebooter

UK //fɹˈiːbuːtɐ// free·boot·er

Synonyms

despoiler
looter
pillager
plunderer
raider
spoiler

Origin

From free + booty + -er. Calque of Dutch vrijbuiter (literally “free booty-er”), from vrij (“free”) + buit (“booty”) + -er (occupational suffix). Doublet of filibuster.