1. an Irish irregular soldier or guerrilla fighter, especially in the 17th century
Usage: historical
2. a bandit or plunderer
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The rapparees harassed English forces throughout the Irish countryside.
• Local rapparees knew every mountain path and hidden valley.
• After the war, some soldiers turned rapparee, living by plunder.
• The rapparee band struck at dawn and vanished into the hills.
• Stories of brave rapparees became part of Irish folklore.
• English commanders struggled to combat the elusive rapparees.