Definition of buccaneer in English:

buccaneer

noun ˌbʌkəˈnɪəˌbəkəˈnɪr

historical

1A pirate, originally one operating in the Caribbean.
the marauding buccaneers who used to terrorize the Mediterranean coasts
Example sentencesExamples
- These pirates or buccaneers were part of the French fleet as Curacao would have been a rich prize for these pirates who were always on the lookout for rich pickings.
- At one time, it used to be said that boys liked books about adventures in strange lands, with plenty of fights, a few buccaneers, hoodlums and cowboys thrown in.
- In the 17th and 18th centuries, the islands were feared as the haunt of pirates and buccaneers from Cornwall, France and Spain, who would lie in wait for poorly defended ships.
- The most famous buccaneers have been shrouded in legend and folklore for so long that it's almost impossible to distinguish between myth and reality.
- In the mid-1600s, the French used the buccaneers as mercenaries in an unofficial war against the Spanish.
Synonyms
pirate, marauder, raider, sea rover, freebooter, plunderer, cut-throat, privateer, Viking, bandit, robber, desperado
adventurer, swashbuckler
archaic corsair
1. 1.1 A person who acts in a recklessly adventurous and often unscrupulous way, especially in business.
  the company might be a target for an individual buccaneer seeking power and prestige
  Example sentencesExamples
  She married a man who was erratic, undependable and bad at paying bills - ‘Lots of women like these chaps who are buccaneers, and don't realise they aren't good husband material’.
  The logo dodgers, the streetfighters who wrecked city centres across the world, the internet buccaneers who saw corporations as monsters stamping down on the little guy, they all fell silent.
  New studies are out showing that while the pirates of old certainly were not nice guys, they did have a code of ethics that puts today's corporate buccaneers to shame.
  Those unwilling to concede that the corruption is pervasive generally blame rogue buccaneers at a handful of companies.
  But just as the buccaneers moved their sights from building societies to life companies, so too the friendly societies may yet meet their Waterloo.
  Businessmen seemed to combine a buccaneer's spirit with a slide-rule mind.
  You decide whether to become a space buccaneer or a bona fide trader.
  The people she envied were men, the merchant venturers, the buccaneers of capitalism.
  These Internet buccaneers have apparently figured out how to trick the Internet domain naming system and hijack any old name they like.
  Easy headlines, a strong balance sheet make for a touch of ‘romance’, the image of a business buccaneer.
  John was lionised in the business press as a Scottish business buccaneer, who sometimes seemed able to walk on water.
  To handle their constant calls, the air-mile buccaneers went shopping for cell phones.
  For they define money and value across continents over the heads of political systems and democracies; buccaneers in business suits, they rate the very material we fund and feather our lives with.
  By 1994 Murphy had become one of the industry's buccaneers - a software contractor with, he says, ‘the ultimate gun-for-hire mentality.’
  It mattered not how many soaps were spawned: to get the big bucks from the advertisers who would be drawn to the honeypot, Murdoch and his fellow buccaneers needed sport.
  And I certainly wasn't the first woman to always fall in love with a buccaneer, you know, with someone who's exciting and made me laugh - Ted always made me laugh.
  Corporate buccaneers have found it difficult maintaining their own pace after the licence raj.
  Even if most Americans are not aware that subsidy shakedowns debilitate local budgets, they do know the names of the corporate buccaneers who have wrecked retirement plans and kicked the slats out of an already wobbly economy.
  Synonyms
  daredevil, seeker of adventures, hero, heroine, swashbuckler, knight errant, crusader, venturer, traveller, voyager, wanderer

Origin

Mid 17th century (originally denoting European hunters in the Caribbean): from French boucanier, from boucan 'a frame on which to cook or cure meat', from Tupi mukem.

A buccaneer was originally a French hunter of wild oxen in South America or the Caribbean who cooked meat on a wooden frame over an open fire. The name for this frame was a boucan, a word that came through French from Tupi, a language of the Amazon basin. Later in the same century people began to apply buccaneer to a pirate of the Spanish American coasts, because the hunters changed career.

Rhymes

adhere, Agadir, Anglosphere, appear, arrear, auctioneer, austere, balladeer, bandolier, Bashkir, beer, besmear, bier, blear, bombardier, brigadier, cameleer, career, cashier, cavalier, chandelier, charioteer, cheer, chevalier, chiffonier, clavier, clear, Coetzee, cohere, commandeer, conventioneer, Cordelier, corsetière, Crimea, dear, deer, diarrhoea (US diarrhea), domineer, Dorothea, drear, ear, electioneer, emir, endear, engineer, fear, fleer, Freer, fusilier, gadgeteer, Galatea, gazetteer, gear, gondolier, gonorrhoea (US gonorrhea), Greer, grenadier, hand-rear, hear, here, Hosea, idea, interfere, Izmir, jeer, Judaea, Kashmir, Keir, kir, Korea, Lear, leer, Maria, marketeer, Medea, Meir, Melilla, mere, Mia, Mir, mishear, mountaineer, muleteer, musketeer, mutineer, near, orienteer, pamphleteer, panacea, paneer, peer, persevere, pier, Pierre, pioneer, pistoleer, privateer, profiteer, puppeteer, racketeer, ratafia, rear, revere, rhea, rocketeer, Sapir, scrutineer, sear, seer, sere, severe, Shamir, shear, sheer, sincere, smear, sneer, sonneteer, souvenir, spear, sphere, steer, stere, summiteer, Tangier, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, veneer, Vere, Vermeer, vizier, volunteer, Wear, weir, we're, year, Zaïre

Definition of buccaneer in US English:

buccaneer

nounˌbəkəˈnirˌbəkəˈnɪr

historical

1A pirate, originally off the Spanish-American coasts.
Example sentencesExamples
- The most famous buccaneers have been shrouded in legend and folklore for so long that it's almost impossible to distinguish between myth and reality.
- At one time, it used to be said that boys liked books about adventures in strange lands, with plenty of fights, a few buccaneers, hoodlums and cowboys thrown in.
- In the 17th and 18th centuries, the islands were feared as the haunt of pirates and buccaneers from Cornwall, France and Spain, who would lie in wait for poorly defended ships.
- These pirates or buccaneers were part of the French fleet as Curacao would have been a rich prize for these pirates who were always on the lookout for rich pickings.
- In the mid-1600s, the French used the buccaneers as mercenaries in an unofficial war against the Spanish.
Synonyms
pirate, marauder, raider, sea rover, freebooter, plunderer, cut-throat, privateer, viking, bandit, robber, desperado
1. 1.1 A daring, adventurous, and sometimes reckless person, especially in business.
  as modifier a shrewd and buccaneering businessman
  Example sentencesExamples
  But just as the buccaneers moved their sights from building societies to life companies, so too the friendly societies may yet meet their Waterloo.
  These Internet buccaneers have apparently figured out how to trick the Internet domain naming system and hijack any old name they like.
  Corporate buccaneers have found it difficult maintaining their own pace after the licence raj.
  The logo dodgers, the streetfighters who wrecked city centres across the world, the internet buccaneers who saw corporations as monsters stamping down on the little guy, they all fell silent.
  Easy headlines, a strong balance sheet make for a touch of ‘romance’, the image of a business buccaneer.
  Businessmen seemed to combine a buccaneer's spirit with a slide-rule mind.
  The people she envied were men, the merchant venturers, the buccaneers of capitalism.
  By 1994 Murphy had become one of the industry's buccaneers - a software contractor with, he says, ‘the ultimate gun-for-hire mentality.’
  Those unwilling to concede that the corruption is pervasive generally blame rogue buccaneers at a handful of companies.
  You decide whether to become a space buccaneer or a bona fide trader.
  John was lionised in the business press as a Scottish business buccaneer, who sometimes seemed able to walk on water.
  To handle their constant calls, the air-mile buccaneers went shopping for cell phones.
  And I certainly wasn't the first woman to always fall in love with a buccaneer, you know, with someone who's exciting and made me laugh - Ted always made me laugh.
  For they define money and value across continents over the heads of political systems and democracies; buccaneers in business suits, they rate the very material we fund and feather our lives with.
  It mattered not how many soaps were spawned: to get the big bucks from the advertisers who would be drawn to the honeypot, Murdoch and his fellow buccaneers needed sport.
  She married a man who was erratic, undependable and bad at paying bills - ‘Lots of women like these chaps who are buccaneers, and don't realise they aren't good husband material’.
  Even if most Americans are not aware that subsidy shakedowns debilitate local budgets, they do know the names of the corporate buccaneers who have wrecked retirement plans and kicked the slats out of an already wobbly economy.
  New studies are out showing that while the pirates of old certainly were not nice guys, they did have a code of ethics that puts today's corporate buccaneers to shame.
  Synonyms
  daredevil, seeker of adventures, hero, heroine, swashbuckler, knight errant, crusader, venturer, traveller, voyager, wanderer

Origin

Mid 17th century (originally denoting European hunters in the Caribbean): from French boucanier, from boucan ‘a frame on which to cook or cure meat’, from Tupi mukem.

单词	buccaneer
释义	Definition of buccaneer in English: buccaneer noun ˌbʌkəˈnɪəˌbəkəˈnɪr historical 1A pirate, originally one operating in the Caribbean. the marauding buccaneers who used to terrorize the Mediterranean coasts Example sentencesExamples These pirates or buccaneers were part of the French fleet as Curacao would have been a rich prize for these pirates who were always on the lookout for rich pickings. At one time, it used to be said that boys liked books about adventures in strange lands, with plenty of fights, a few buccaneers, hoodlums and cowboys thrown in. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the islands were feared as the haunt of pirates and buccaneers from Cornwall, France and Spain, who would lie in wait for poorly defended ships. The most famous buccaneers have been shrouded in legend and folklore for so long that it's almost impossible to distinguish between myth and reality. In the mid-1600s, the French used the buccaneers as mercenaries in an unofficial war against the Spanish. Synonyms pirate, marauder, raider, sea rover, freebooter, plunderer, cut-throat, privateer, Viking, bandit, robber, desperado adventurer, swashbuckler archaic corsair 1.1 A person who acts in a recklessly adventurous and often unscrupulous way, especially in business. the company might be a target for an individual buccaneer seeking power and prestige Example sentencesExamples She married a man who was erratic, undependable and bad at paying bills - ‘Lots of women like these chaps who are buccaneers, and don't realise they aren't good husband material’. The logo dodgers, the streetfighters who wrecked city centres across the world, the internet buccaneers who saw corporations as monsters stamping down on the little guy, they all fell silent. New studies are out showing that while the pirates of old certainly were not nice guys, they did have a code of ethics that puts today's corporate buccaneers to shame. Those unwilling to concede that the corruption is pervasive generally blame rogue buccaneers at a handful of companies. But just as the buccaneers moved their sights from building societies to life companies, so too the friendly societies may yet meet their Waterloo. Businessmen seemed to combine a buccaneer's spirit with a slide-rule mind. You decide whether to become a space buccaneer or a bona fide trader. The people she envied were men, the merchant venturers, the buccaneers of capitalism. These Internet buccaneers have apparently figured out how to trick the Internet domain naming system and hijack any old name they like. Easy headlines, a strong balance sheet make for a touch of ‘romance’, the image of a business buccaneer. John was lionised in the business press as a Scottish business buccaneer, who sometimes seemed able to walk on water. To handle their constant calls, the air-mile buccaneers went shopping for cell phones. For they define money and value across continents over the heads of political systems and democracies; buccaneers in business suits, they rate the very material we fund and feather our lives with. By 1994 Murphy had become one of the industry's buccaneers - a software contractor with, he says, ‘the ultimate gun-for-hire mentality.’ It mattered not how many soaps were spawned: to get the big bucks from the advertisers who would be drawn to the honeypot, Murdoch and his fellow buccaneers needed sport. And I certainly wasn't the first woman to always fall in love with a buccaneer, you know, with someone who's exciting and made me laugh - Ted always made me laugh. Corporate buccaneers have found it difficult maintaining their own pace after the licence raj. Even if most Americans are not aware that subsidy shakedowns debilitate local budgets, they do know the names of the corporate buccaneers who have wrecked retirement plans and kicked the slats out of an already wobbly economy. Synonyms daredevil, seeker of adventures, hero, heroine, swashbuckler, knight errant, crusader, venturer, traveller, voyager, wanderer Origin Mid 17th century (originally denoting European hunters in the Caribbean): from French boucanier, from boucan 'a frame on which to cook or cure meat', from Tupi mukem. A buccaneer was originally a French hunter of wild oxen in South America or the Caribbean who cooked meat on a wooden frame over an open fire. The name for this frame was a boucan, a word that came through French from Tupi, a language of the Amazon basin. Later in the same century people began to apply buccaneer to a pirate of the Spanish American coasts, because the hunters changed career. Rhymes adhere, Agadir, Anglosphere, appear, arrear, auctioneer, austere, balladeer, bandolier, Bashkir, beer, besmear, bier, blear, bombardier, brigadier, cameleer, career, cashier, cavalier, chandelier, charioteer, cheer, chevalier, chiffonier, clavier, clear, Coetzee, cohere, commandeer, conventioneer, Cordelier, corsetière, Crimea, dear, deer, diarrhoea (US diarrhea), domineer, Dorothea, drear, ear, electioneer, emir, endear, engineer, fear, fleer, Freer, fusilier, gadgeteer, Galatea, gazetteer, gear, gondolier, gonorrhoea (US gonorrhea), Greer, grenadier, hand-rear, hear, here, Hosea, idea, interfere, Izmir, jeer, Judaea, Kashmir, Keir, kir, Korea, Lear, leer, Maria, marketeer, Medea, Meir, Melilla, mere, Mia, Mir, mishear, mountaineer, muleteer, musketeer, mutineer, near, orienteer, pamphleteer, panacea, paneer, peer, persevere, pier, Pierre, pioneer, pistoleer, privateer, profiteer, puppeteer, racketeer, ratafia, rear, revere, rhea, rocketeer, Sapir, scrutineer, sear, seer, sere, severe, Shamir, shear, sheer, sincere, smear, sneer, sonneteer, souvenir, spear, sphere, steer, stere, summiteer, Tangier, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, veneer, Vere, Vermeer, vizier, volunteer, Wear, weir, we're, year, Zaïre Definition of buccaneer in US English: buccaneer nounˌbəkəˈnirˌbəkəˈnɪr historical 1A pirate, originally off the Spanish-American coasts. Example sentencesExamples The most famous buccaneers have been shrouded in legend and folklore for so long that it's almost impossible to distinguish between myth and reality. At one time, it used to be said that boys liked books about adventures in strange lands, with plenty of fights, a few buccaneers, hoodlums and cowboys thrown in. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the islands were feared as the haunt of pirates and buccaneers from Cornwall, France and Spain, who would lie in wait for poorly defended ships. These pirates or buccaneers were part of the French fleet as Curacao would have been a rich prize for these pirates who were always on the lookout for rich pickings. In the mid-1600s, the French used the buccaneers as mercenaries in an unofficial war against the Spanish. Synonyms pirate, marauder, raider, sea rover, freebooter, plunderer, cut-throat, privateer, viking, bandit, robber, desperado 1.1 A daring, adventurous, and sometimes reckless person, especially in business. as modifier a shrewd and buccaneering businessman Example sentencesExamples But just as the buccaneers moved their sights from building societies to life companies, so too the friendly societies may yet meet their Waterloo. These Internet buccaneers have apparently figured out how to trick the Internet domain naming system and hijack any old name they like. Corporate buccaneers have found it difficult maintaining their own pace after the licence raj. The logo dodgers, the streetfighters who wrecked city centres across the world, the internet buccaneers who saw corporations as monsters stamping down on the little guy, they all fell silent. Easy headlines, a strong balance sheet make for a touch of ‘romance’, the image of a business buccaneer. Businessmen seemed to combine a buccaneer's spirit with a slide-rule mind. The people she envied were men, the merchant venturers, the buccaneers of capitalism. By 1994 Murphy had become one of the industry's buccaneers - a software contractor with, he says, ‘the ultimate gun-for-hire mentality.’ Those unwilling to concede that the corruption is pervasive generally blame rogue buccaneers at a handful of companies. You decide whether to become a space buccaneer or a bona fide trader. John was lionised in the business press as a Scottish business buccaneer, who sometimes seemed able to walk on water. To handle their constant calls, the air-mile buccaneers went shopping for cell phones. And I certainly wasn't the first woman to always fall in love with a buccaneer, you know, with someone who's exciting and made me laugh - Ted always made me laugh. For they define money and value across continents over the heads of political systems and democracies; buccaneers in business suits, they rate the very material we fund and feather our lives with. It mattered not how many soaps were spawned: to get the big bucks from the advertisers who would be drawn to the honeypot, Murdoch and his fellow buccaneers needed sport. She married a man who was erratic, undependable and bad at paying bills - ‘Lots of women like these chaps who are buccaneers, and don't realise they aren't good husband material’. Even if most Americans are not aware that subsidy shakedowns debilitate local budgets, they do know the names of the corporate buccaneers who have wrecked retirement plans and kicked the slats out of an already wobbly economy. New studies are out showing that while the pirates of old certainly were not nice guys, they did have a code of ethics that puts today's corporate buccaneers to shame. Synonyms daredevil, seeker of adventures, hero, heroine, swashbuckler, knight errant, crusader, venturer, traveller, voyager, wanderer Origin Mid 17th century (originally denoting European hunters in the Caribbean): from French boucanier, from boucan ‘a frame on which to cook or cure meat’, from Tupi mukem.
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