buccaneer
Any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in…Any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century, who were similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.
» Pirates, buccaneers and privateers are not synonyms.
Piraten, Seeräuber und Freibeuter sind keine Synonyme.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century, who were similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.
A pirate.
пиратpirat
- someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
Examples
3 sentencesPirates, buccaneers and privateers are not synonyms.
dePiraten, Seeräuber und Freibeuter sind keine Synonyme.
The politician earnestly argued for the return of state-sanctioned buccaneering.
Buccaneering isn't easy!
Translations
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Origin
From French boucanier, from boucaner (“to smoke or broil meat and fish, to hunt wild beastFrom French boucanier, from boucaner (“to smoke or broil meat and fish, to hunt wild beasts for their skins”), from boucan (“(Tupi-style) grill”), from Old Tupi moka'ẽ, mboka'ẽ (“wooden grill”). By surface analysis, buccan + -eer.
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Forms
plural: buccaneersSynonyms
4 synonyms- someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation:piratesea robbersea rover