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buccaneer

noun

ˌbə-kə-ˈnir

Definition of buccaneer

as in pirate

someone who engages in robbery of ships at sea buccaneers preyed upon treasure-laden ships in the Caribbean for nearly three hundred years

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Recent Examples of buccaneer In 1688 the English buccaneer William Dampier explored New Holland’s northwestern coast. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026 Over on the fall/winter 2025 runways, Ralph Lauren and Zimmermann took a more subtle approach via elegant knee-high leather boots with buccaneer buckle detailing and a slight scrunch. — Emma Spedding, Vogue, 24 July 2025 French buccaneers spent much of the seventeenth century hiding and plundering along the northwest coast of Hispaniola, eventually realizing more money could be made farming tobacco and sugar. — Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026 Swashbucklers, scoundrels, bandits and buccaneers will soon be bellying up to the bar inside a lively new pirate pub at Walt Disney World that’s already booked solid for the first two months and promises to be a must-have reservation for visitors. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for buccaneer

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pirate

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The age of sail, when pirates like Johnny Depp’s fictional Jack Sparrow roamed the seven seas, ended about 200 years ago.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Eight pages later, Leucippe has to fake her own beheading to escape from pirates.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026

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