Buccaneer

/ˌbʌkəˈnɪɚ/

Synonyms for "buccaneer" (77 found)

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Closest matches (16)

Noun(4 words)
abable seamanable-bodied seamanair pirateairplane hijackerancient marinerargonautblackbeardbluejacketcaptain hookcaptain kiddcorsair

Strong matches (23)

deep-sea mandylanfair-weather sailorfishermanflying dutchmanfreebootfreebooterheartyhenry morganjackjack afloatjack-tarjackyjean lafittelimeylobstermanmarinermatelotnavigator

Related words (38)

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More general

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10 entries
Caribbean pirateasset strippercorporate raidercorporate raidinghostile takeoverpillagepredatory pricingraidsacksea rover

Collocations

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Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Life as a buccaneer wasn't as fascinating as he thought. It was too bloody, so Mario decided to drop it and go back home.

Source: tatoeba (10465373)

“Heard of him!” cried the squire. “Heard of him, you say! He was the bloodthirstiest buccaneer that sailed.[…]”

Source: wiktionary

In 1596 and 1597 he bucaneered against Sao Thomi, the Portuguese slaving settlement off the coast of West Africa, and in the Spanish Main

Source: wiktionary

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