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buccaneer definition

buc·ca·neer (buk′ə nir′)

noun

a pirate, or sea robber, esp. one who raided along the Spanish coasts of America in the 17th cent.

Etymology: Fr boucanier, user of a boucan, native Brazilian grill for roasting meat; orig. applied to Fr hunters of wild oxen in Haiti

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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