buccaneer
nounHow many syllables in buccaneer?
There are 3 syllables in the word buccaneer.How to pronounce buccaneer:
Definition of buccaneer:
- buccaneer (noun):
- pirate
- a pirate, esp. in the Caribbean in the 17th and 18th centuries
- any of the freebooters preying on spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century west indies
- someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation.
Synonyms for buccaneer:
barbary pirate
corsair
despoiler
freebooter
looter
pillager
pirate
plunderer
privateer
raider
sea robber
sea rover
sea-rover
spoiler
Antonyms for buccaneer:
law
police
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