buccaneer

Speech parts

1. buccaneer - Noun

2. buccaneer - Verb

Meaning

A robber upon the sea; a pirate; -- a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who made depredations on the Spaniards in America in the 17th and 18th centuries.

To act the part of a buccaneer; to live as a piratical adventurer or sea robber.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pirate privateer sea rover rover corsair freebooter sea robber seadog raider mariner highwayman marauder seaman bandit viking
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Antonyms

law police prey victim architect police force
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Hypernyms

raider live pillager spoiler plunderer looter

Hyponyms

corsair sea king Barbary pirate

Examples

A corrupt American archaeologist is behind the plot, believing d'Hout holds the keys to locating a treasure hidden by a buccaneer ancestor. Source: Internet

Buccaneer Cheerleaders A Cheerleader in the current uniform main The Bucs created an official cheerleading squad in their first season, called the "Swash-Buc-Lers." Source: Internet

Former Buccaneer Hardy Nickerson served as color commentator for one season in 2006, until he signed with the Bears as a linebackers coach on February 23, 2007. Source: Internet

English colonists anglicised the word boucanier to buccaneer. Source: Internet

Film Part of the Barataria Preserve in Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve *Saxon's novel was adapted for the Cecil B. DeMille movie The Buccaneer (1938). Source: Internet

During his introductory conference he stated "There will be Buccaneer men, and there will be a Buccaneer Way." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

buccally buccalwards buccan buccaneering buccaneerish buccaneerism