picaroon
- noun
- /ˌpɪkəˈrun/
- Archaic
:
pirata
- Stories of the picaroon's exploits filled the taverns, captivating adventurers and merchants alike.
Examples
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In economics, it would be better to hire a store clerk than a professor since stores and shopping are the stuff of experience; and in courses on urban costumbrismo, a peddler or picaroon is preferable to a sociologist or literary scholar because he has the requisite experience.
Academic text (1990) -
Once the haunt of corsairs and various picaroon vessels, the Caicos now offer the new pirates of commerce a special treasure.
Fiction book (1995) -
The avenger of the Picaroons."
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As a teenager, he had fashioned a pair of leather moccasins for the balls at the homes of "King" Solomon and Richard Evans, and the mansion of the former picaroon, Marmaduke Mister.
Academic text (1994) -
The old tales warned sailors about the cunning schemes of the picaroon who roamed the Caribbean seas.
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She felt as if she had no choice but to follow the picaroon's advice, despite his shady reputation.
Synonyms
356
3.3
A person who attacks and robs ships at sea
24
9.5
A pirate who attacks and robs ships at sea
1
7.2
A person who steals things by force from places like shops or homes during war
1
9.9
A person who steals goods during war, often from villages or ships
1
9.9
A person who raids and steals from farms and homes in old times
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
Picaroon comes from the Spanish word pícaro, which means 'rogue' or 'rascal'. Sea thieves were called by that name, so a picaroon came to mean a pirate or a dishonest adventurer.