Difference between Filibusterer and Filibuster

What is the difference between Filibusterer and Filibuster?

Filibusterer as a noun is a person who filibusters while Filibuster as a noun is a freebooter, or mercenary soldier.

Filibusterer

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who filibusters

Filibuster

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To take part in a private military action in a foreign country.To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A freebooter, or mercenary soldier.Delaying tactics, especially long, often irrelevant speeches given in order to delay progress or the making of a decision, especially on the floor of the US Senate.A member of a legislative body causing such obstruction.

Example sentence: There are two ways of looking at the talking filibuster. My way is as a form of unanimous consent.

We hope you now know whether to use Filibusterer or Filibuster in your sentence.

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