FLIBUSTIER

Meaning of FLIBUSTIER in English

|flēbə|sti(ə)r, |flib- noun

( -s )

Etymology: French — more at filibuster

1. archaic : freebooter

2. archaic : filibuster 1

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

FLIBUSTIER — (n.) A buccaneer; an American pirate. See Flibuster.
Английский словарь Webster
FLIBUSTIER — noun a buccaneer; an american pirate. ·see flibuster.
Webster English vocab
FILIBUSTER — I. ˈfiləbəstə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish filibustero, literally, freebooter, probably from French flibustier, fribustier, from English fleebooter, freebooter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FILIBUSTER — — filibusterer , n. — filibusterism , n. — filibusterous , adj. /fil"euh bus'teuhr/ , n. 1. U.S. Politics. a. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FILIBUSTER — [ 'fɪlɪbʌstə ] ■ noun 1》 prolonged speaking or other action which obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FILIBUSTER — / ˈfɪlɪbʌstə(r); NAmE / noun ( especially NAmE ) a long speech made in a parliament in order to delay …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FILIBUSTER — n. & v. --n. 1 a the obstruction of progress in a legislative assembly, esp. by prolonged speaking. b esp. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FILIBUSTER — n. & v. n. 1 a the obstruction of progress in a legislative assembly, esp. by prolonged speaking. b esp. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FILIBUSTER — n. & v. --n. 1. a the obstruction of progress in a legislative assembly, esp. by prolonged speaking. b esp. …
Oxford English vocab

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