Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Buccaneer (bucaneers)
buccaneer (bucaneers), n. [Fr. 'one who hunts wild oxen' < boucaner, to dry meat on a barbecue.]
- Adventurer; explorer; scout; frontiersman; [fig.] flying insect.
- Sailor; mariner; seaman; pirate.
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