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Definitions for picaroon
ˌpɪk əˈrunpi·ca·roon
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picaroonnoun
A pirate or picaro.
picaroonnoun
A pirate ship.
picaroonnoun
A rogue.
picaroonverb
To behave as a pirate.
Etymology: From picarón, from pícaro "rogue".
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Picaroonnoun
A robber; a plunderer.
Etymology: from picare, Italian.
Corsica and Majorca in all wars have been the nests of picaroons. William Temple, Miscellanies.
Webster Dictionary
Picaroonnoun
one who plunders; especially, a plunderer of wrecks; a pirate; a corsair; a marauder; a sharper
Etymology: [Sp. picaron, aug. of picaro roguish, n., a rogue.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Picaroon
pik-a-rōōn′, n. one who lives by his wits: a cheat: a pirate.—adj. Picaresque′.—Picaresque novels, the tales of Spanish rogue and vagabond life, much in vogue in the 17th century. [Sp. picaron—pícaro, a rogue.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
picaroon
A pillager, one who plunders; one who violates the laws.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of picaroon in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of picaroon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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