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buccaneer

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1. n. 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. Source: opted
2. v. i. To act the part of a buccaneer; to live as a piratical adventurer or sea robber. Source: opted
3. n. someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation Source: wordnet
4. v. live like a buccaneer Source: wordnet
5. n:100 v. live like a buccaneer Source: ecdict

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