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flibustier.

a filibuster, a pirate

10 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/fli.bys.tje/
  1. a filibuster, a pirate

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Dutch vrijbuiter (“freebooter”). The spelling with fl- is often considered to be due to influence from Dutch vlieboot or a descendant of that word. The unetymological spelling with -s- began to appear in the early eighteenth century.

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