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)

1. 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