English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

Result for Buccaneer

Buccaneer (n.)

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 (v. i.)

To act the part of a buccaneer; to live as a piratical adventurer or sea robber.