BUCCANEER

Buccaneer

The buccaneers were pirates who attacked Spanish shipping in the Caribbean Sea during the 17th century.

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buccaneer

Noun

  1. 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.
  2. A pirate.

Verb

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


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