Meaning of buccaneer in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˌbəkəˈnɪr/

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1. Verb

   buccaneer

   Definitions

   1. live like a buccaneer

2. Noun

   buccaneer

   Etymology

   mid 17th century (originally denoting European hunters in the Caribbean): from French boucanier, from boucan‘a frame on which to cook or cure meat’, from Tupi mukem

   Definitions

   1. someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation