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buccaneers

buccaneers is the plural of buccaneer.

Meaning of buccaneer

Noun

buccaneer (plural buccaneers)

  1. Any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century, who were similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.
    • “Heard of him!” cried the squire. “Heard of him, you say! He was the bloodthirstiest buccaneer that sailed.[…]”1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC, part I (The Old Buccaneer), page 48
  2. A pirate.

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Questions about buccaneers

What is buccaneers the plural of?
Buccaneers is the plural of buccaneer.

Words near buccaneers in the dictionary

  1. buccaneered
  2. buccaneering
  3. buccaneerings
  4. buccaneerish
  5. buccaneerism
  6. buccaneers
  7. buccanier
  8. buccaniered
  9. buccaniering
  10. buccaniers
  11. buccaning

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