different between freebooter vs cateran

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?i?bu?t?(?)/

Noun

freebooter (plural freebooters)

1. An adventurer who pillages, plunders or wages ad-hoc war on other nations.
2. One who rehosts online media without authorization; one who freeboots.

Synonyms

• pirate, see also Thesaurus:pirate
• mercenary, see also Thesaurus:mercenary
• conquistador, filibuster

Coordinate terms

• privateer

Derived terms

• freebooting

Related terms

• filibuster

Translations

English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic ceatharn (“troop”), ceathairne (“peasantry, yeomanry”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kat???n/

Noun

cateran (plural caterans)

1. (historical) A Highlander working as a professional fighter; a mercenary attached to a Scottish clan.
   • 2009, John Sadler, Glencoe, Amberley 2009, p. 41:

     They found the hire of lawyers more cost-effective than the maintenance of caterans.

2. A freebooter, marauder.

Translations

Anagrams

• Cantera, cane rat, carnate