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word filibuster used to mean 'pirate', or 'buccaneer'

from French flibustier, first applied to pirates who pillage...
pathei mathos
  02/24/26


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Date: February 24th, 2026 12:24 PM
Author: pathei mathos

from French flibustier, first applied to pirates who pillaged the Spanish colonies in the West Indies. In the mid 19th century (via Spanish filibustero ), the term denoted American adventurers who incited revolution in several Latin American states, whence filibuster

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