Filibuster

Fill i buster , fil′i-bus-tėr, n. a lawle military or piratical adventurer, as in the West Indies: a buccaneer.— v.i. to obstruct legislation wantonly by endle speeches, motions, .— n. Fil′i buster ism , the character or actions of a filibuster. [Sp. filibustero , through Fr. flibustier , fri bustier , from Dut. vrijbueter , vrijbuiter (cf. Eng. freebooter , Ger. freibeuter ), from vrij , free, buit , booty.]