rapparee

[ rap-uh-ree ]

/ ˌræp əˈri /

an armed Irish freebooter or plunderer, especially of the 17th century.

any freebooter or robber.

Origin of rapparee

First recorded in 1680–90, rapparee is from the Irish word rapaire

rapini, rapist, rapoport test, rapp, rappahannock, rapparee, rappee, rappel, rappen, rapper, rapping

Now this man and the Rapparee had been old acquaintances, and renewed their friendship in prison.

Willy Reilly |William Carleton
To-morrow, however, I shall secure the Rapparee, and hand him over to the authorities.

Willy Reilly |William Carleton
The reader will please not confound the terms "tory" and "rapparee."

The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. |E. Rameur
The spirit of the Rapparee is still abroad—though we fear there is little of the Tory left about it.

Rookwood |William Harrison Ainsworth

The Rapparee took the letter, finished his glass of brandy, and disappeared to fulfil his commission.

Willy Reilly |William Carleton

rapparee

/ (ˌræpəˈriː) /

an Irish irregular soldier of the late 17th century

obsolete any plunderer or robber

C17: from Irish rapairidhe pike, probably from English rapier