freeboot

free·boot

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [free-boot]
- /ˈfriˌbut/
- /frˈiːbuːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [free-boot]
- /ˈfriˌbut/

Definitions of freeboot word

verb without object freeboot to act as a freebooter; plunder; loot. 1
noun freeboot To rehost online media without authorization. 1
verb freeboot to act as a freebooter; pillage 0
intransitive verb freeboot to act as a freebooter 0

See all 4 definitions of freeboot

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Origin of freeboot

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95; back formation from freebooter

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Parts of speech for Freeboot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Freeboot

freeboot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

freeboot usage trend in Literature

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