Complete Definition of "buccaneer"

English
Noun
buccaneer (plural: buccaneers)
#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

Translations

Finnish: bukkaneeri; merirosvo

Synonyms
pirate

Related terms
buccaneering

See also
jolly roger
skull and crossbones

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