buccaneer
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9.5
- noun
- /ˌbʌkəˈnɪr/
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bucanero
- The notorious buccaneer raided many merchant ships in the Caribbean Sea.
- a notorious buccaneer
Examples
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Sprung a man from jail, commandeered a ship of the fleet, sailed with a buccaneer crew out of Tortuga.
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In all the Caribbean, there is no buccaneer so strong as me, except you.
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Did you ever pretend you were buccaneers on the open sea, - looking for hidden treasure?
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Caribbean buccaneers not only raided ships but also looted Spanish settlements.
Academic text (2009) -
According to Dampier (1906:53), French buccaneers already inhabited some islands of the San Blas archipelago.
Academic text (1991) -
Legends tell of a fearsome buccaneer who stole gold from passing vessels.
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As a young boy, he dreamed of becoming a buccaneer sailing across the open ocean.
Synonyms
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3.3
A person who attacks and robs ships at sea
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9.9
A person who steals goods during war, often from villages or ships
A person who steals from ships or coastal towns
A person who robs ships and coastal places at sea without government permission
Surface Forms
Etymology
Buccaneer comes from the French boucanier, a name for hunters who smoked meat on a wooden frame called a boucan, like a barbecue. Those hunters later turned to attacking ships in the Caribbean, so buccaneer came to mean 'pirate'.