Rapparee Definition
răpə-rē
noun
An Irish freebooting soldier.
Webster's New World
A plunderer or robber.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Rapparee
Noun
Singular:
rapparee
Plural:
rappareesOrigin of Rapparee
Irish Gaelic rapaire variant of ropaire cutpurse from ropaid he stabs
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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from Irish rapaire, variant of ropaire (“cutpurse").
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