buc|ca|neer

buc|ca|neer
buc|ca|neer «BUHK uh NIHR», noun, verb.
–n.
a pirate, especially one who preyed upon Spanish vessels and colonies in the 1600's and 1700's: »

... a buccaneer or pirate in the Spanish Main (John Hill Burton).

–v.i.
to act as a buccaneer; be a buccaneer: »

Wealth, which it was whispered he had acquired by buccaneering (Washington Irving).

╂[< French boucanier < boucan frame for curing meat, perhaps < Arawak (West Indies). The word was later used for French and English hunters, who preserved meat in this way; later on, the word was used for pirates of the same area.]

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  • neer — car·a·bi·neer; con·ven·tio·neer; dom·i·neer·ing·ly; dom·i·neer·ing·ness; en·gi·neer·ing; en·gi·neer·ing·ly; mos·ke·neer; neer; rou·ti·neer; scru·ti·neer; timo·neer; ve·neer·er; ve·neer·ing; pa·neer; buc·ca·neer; dom·i·neer; en·gi·neer;… …   English syllables

  • buccaneer — buc·ca·neer …   English syllables

  • buccaneer — buc·ca·neer (bŭk′ə nîr’) n. 1) A pirate, especially one of the freebooters who plundered Spanish shipping in the West Indies during the 17th century. 2) A ruthless speculator or adventurer. intr.v. buc·ca·neered, buc·ca·neer·ing, buc·ca·neers 1)… …   Word Histories

  • buccaneering — buc·ca·neer·ing (bŭk ə nîrʹĭng) adj. Showing boldness and enterprise, as in business, often to the point of recklessness or unscrupulousness. * * * …   Universalium

  • buccaneer — buc|ca|neer [ˌbʌkəˈnıə US ˈnır] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: boucanier person living in the forest in the West Indies, buccaneer , from boucaner to dry meat in a wooden frame over a fire , from boucan wooden frame , from Tupi] 1.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • buccaneering — buc|ca|neer|ing [ ,bʌkə nırıŋ ] adjective brave and willing to take risks, even if this involves doing things that many people would not approve of …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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