BUCCANEER


Meaning of BUCCANEER in English

— buccaneerish , adj.

/buk'euh near"/ , n.

1. any of the piratical adventurers who raided Spanish colonies and ships along the American coast in the second half of the 17th century.

2. any pirate.

[ 1655-65; boucanier, lit., barbecuer, equiv. to boucan barbecue ( mukém ) + -ier -EER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .