buccanier
buccanier is the archaic form of buccaneer.
Meaning of buccaneer
Noun
buccaneer (plural buccaneers)
- 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
- A pirate.
Forms of buccanier
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | buccaniers |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | buccaniers |
| present participle | buccaniering |
| past participle | buccaniered |
| past | buccaniered |
Questions about buccanier
- What is buccanier the archaic form of?
- Buccanier is the archaic form of buccaneer.
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