Definition for Buccaneer (bucaneer, -s)

buccaneer (bucaneer, -s), n. [Fr. 'one who hunts wild oxen' < boucaner, to dry meat on a barbecue.]

  1. Adventurer; explorer; scout; frontiersman; [fig.] flying insect.
  2. Sailor; mariner; seaman; pirate.

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