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Freebooter vs Thief - What's the difference?

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Freebooter is a related term of thief.


As nouns the difference between freebooter and thief

is that freebooter is an adventurer who pillages, plunders or wages ad-hoc war on other nations while thief is one who has carried out a theft.

freebooter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An adventurer who pillages, plunders or wages ad-hoc war on other nations.
  • One who rehosts online media without authorization; one who freeboots.

    • Synonyms

    * pirate * mercenary * conquistador

    Derived terms

    * freebooting

    Related terms

    * filibuster

    Coordinate terms

    * privateer

    thief

    English

    Noun

    (thieves)
  • One who has carried out a theft.
  • (obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.
    • (Bishop Hall)

    Hyponyms

    * burglar * cat burglar * mugger * robber * pickpocket

    Related terms

    * thieve * thief in law

    Derived terms

    * *

    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals