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Word: buccaneer (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A pirate.
  • nautical Any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century; similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.

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Verb:

  • To engage in piracy against any but one's own nation's ships.

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