Blame at expected level over extremely elusive old Irish robber

• Plunderer

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"Irish freebooter," 1680s, originally "pikeman," from Irish rapairidhe , plural of rapaire "half-pike." Kind of soldier prominent in the war of 1688-92.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A bandit or brigand.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Rapparee may refer to: Rapparee , the name given to Irish guerrilla fighters in the 1690s Williamite war in Ireland Rapparee Cove , a cove near the town of Ilfracombe, England

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rapparee \Rap`pa*ree"\ (-p[.a]*r[=e]"), n. A wild Irish plunderer, esp. one of the 17th century; -- so called from his carrying a half-pike, called a rapary.