Buccaneer word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "buccaneer" word

[noun] someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
[verb] live like a buccaneer

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\Buc`ca*neer"\, n. [F. boucanier, fr. boucaner to smoke or broil meat and fish, to hunt wild beasts for their skins, boucan a smoking place for meat or fish, gridiron for smoking: a word of American origin.] A robber upon the sea; a pirate; -- a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who made depredations on the Spaniards in America in the 17th and 18th centuries. [Written also {bucanier}.] Note: Primarily, one who dries and smokes flesh or fish after the manner of the Indians. The name was first given to the French settlers in Hayti or Hispaniola, whose business was to hunt wild cattle and swine.
\Buc`ca*neer"\, v. i. To act the part of a buccaneer; to live as a piratical adventurer or sea robber.

Synonyms for buccaneer

pirate, sea robber, sea rover

Related terms: AB, able seaman, able-bodied seaman, air pirate, airplane hijacker, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Blackbeard, bluejacket, Captain Hook, Captain Kidd, corsair, deep-sea man, Dylan, fair-weather sailor, fisherman, Flying Dutchman, freebooter, hearty, Henry Morgan, jack, jack afloat, jack-tar, jacky, Jean Lafitte, limey, lobsterman, mariner, matelot, navigator, Neptune, OD, picaroon, pirate, Poseidon, privateer, rover, sailor, salt, sea dog, sea king, sea robber, sea rover, sea wolf, seafarer, seafaring man, seaman, shipman, skyjacker, tar, Varuna, viking, water dog, whaler, windjammer, windsailor

The fun area, different aproach to word »buccaneer«

Let's analyse "buccaneer" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 44.4% of vowels is 5.8% more then average English word. Written in backwards: REENACCUB. Average typing speed for these characters is 2385 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -... ..- -.-. -.-. .- -. . . .-.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: buccaneer: 3 + 1 + 5 + 5 = 14, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: buccaneer: 2 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 9 = 36, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
C (2)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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