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buccaneering

buccaneering adjective: bold, reckless and unscrupulous. Also the present participle and gerund of buccaneer.

Adjective

buccaneering (comparative more buccaneering, superlative most buccaneering)

  1. bold, reckless and unscrupulous
    • American capitalism developed with dramatic speed and impressiveness after the Civil War, which had probably slowed its growth temporarily, though it also provided considerable opportunities for the great buccaneering business entrepreneurs aptly nicknamed ‘robber barons’.1975, Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Capital. 1848-1875, published 1995, page 173

Noun

buccaneering (usually uncountable, plural buccaneerings)

  1. (usually) robbery on the high seas; piracy

Also used as

buccaneering is also the present participle and gerund of buccaneer.

Forms of buccaneering

Adjective
comparativemore buccaneering
superlativemost buccaneering
Noun
pluralbuccaneerings

Questions about buccaneering

What does buccaneering mean?
Buccaneering means bold, reckless and unscrupulous.
What part of speech is buccaneering?
Buccaneering can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near buccaneering in the dictionary

  1. buccalwards
  2. buccan
  3. buccaned
  4. buccaneer
  5. buccaneered
  6. buccaneering
  7. buccaneerings
  8. buccaneerish
  9. buccaneerism
  10. buccaneers
  11. buccanier

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