ALL meanings of buccaneer
buc·ca·neer
B b - countable noun buccaneer A buccaneer was a pirate, especially one who attacked and stole from Spanish ships in the 17th and 18th centuries. 3
- countable noun buccaneer If you describe someone as a buccaneer, you mean that they are clever and successful, especially in business, but you do not completely trust them. 3
- noun buccaneer a pirate, esp one who preyed on the Spanish colonies and shipping in America and the Caribbean in the 17th and 18th centuries 3
- verb buccaneer to be or act like a buccaneer 3
- noun buccaneer a pirate, or sea robber, esp. one who raided along the Spanish coasts of America in the 17th cent. 3
- noun buccaneer any of the piratical adventurers who raided Spanish colonies and ships along the American coast in the second half of the 17th century. 1
- noun buccaneer any pirate. 1
- noun buccaneer pirate 1
- noun buccaneer (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. 0
- noun buccaneer A pirate. 0
- verb buccaneer To engage in piracy against any but one's own nation's ships. 0