HyperDic: buccaneer

English > 2 senses of the word buccaneer:
NOUNperson buccaneer, pirate, sea robber, sea roversomeone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
VERBstativebuccaneerlive like a buccaneer
buccaneer > pronunciation
Soundsbah.kahniy'r
Rhymesbier ... weir: 21 rhymes with iyr...
English > buccaneer: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaningsomeone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation.
Synonymspirate, sea robber, sea rover
InstancesLaffite, Lafitte, Jean Laffite, Jean LafitteFrench pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)
Morgan, Henry Morgan, Sir Henry MorganA Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)
Roberts, Bartholomew RobertsA Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722)
Teach, Edward Teach, Thatch, Edward Thatch, BlackbeardAn English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
Narrowercorsair, Barbary pirateA pirate along the Barbary Coast
sea kingA Viking pirate chief
Broaderplunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebootersomeone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
Spanishbucanero, corsario, filibustero, pirata
Catalanbucaner, filibuster, pirata
Verbsbuccaneerlive like a buccaneer
English > buccaneer: 2 senses > verb 1, stative
MeaningLive like a buccaneer.
PatternSomebody ----s
BroaderliveLead a certain kind of life
Nounsbuccaneersomeone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

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