Definitions for buccaneerˌbʌk əˈnɪər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
buc•ca•neerˌbʌk əˈnɪər(n.)
a pirate, esp. one who raided Spanish colonies and ships along the American coast in the second half of the 17th century.
Origin of buccaneer:
1655–65; < F boucanier, lit., barbecuer
Princeton's WordNet
pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover(verb)
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
buccaneer(verb)
live like a buccaneer
Wiktionary
buccaneer(Noun)
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.
buccaneer(Noun)
A pirate.
buccaneer(Verb)
To engage in piracy against any but one's own nation's ships.
Webster Dictionary
Buccaneer(noun)
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
Buccaneer(verb)
to act the part of a buccaneer; to live as a piratical adventurer or sea robber
Translations for buccaneer
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
buccaneer(noun)
a type of pirate.
- seerower, vrybuiterAfrikaans
- قُرصانArabic
- пиратBulgarian
- bucaneiroPortuguese (BR)
- bukanýrCzech
- der SeeräuberGerman
- sørøverDanish
- κουρσάροςGreek
- bucaneroSpanish
- mereröövelEstonian
- دزد دریاییFarsi
- bukanieeriFinnish
- boucanierFrench
- שוֹדֵד יָםHebrew
- समूद्री डाकूHindi
- gusarCroatian
- kalózHungarian
- bajak lautIndonesian
- bucaniereItalian
- 海賊Japanese
- 해적Korean
- piratas, korsarasLithuanian
- pirāts; jūras laupītājsLatvian
- lanunMalay
- boekanierDutch
- sjørøverNorwegian
- korsarzPolish
- دزد دریاییPersian
- دریایی غلPashto
- pirataPortuguese
- corsarRomanian
- пиратRussian
- pirát, korzárSlovak
- piratSlovenian
- piratSerbian
- sjörövareSwedish
- โจรสลัดThai
- korsanTurkish
- 海盜Chinese (Trad.)
- піратUkrainian
- بحری قزاقUrdu
- cướp biểnVietnamese
- 海盗Chinese (Simp.)
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