Thesaurus results for BUCCANEER

buccaneer

noun

ˌbə-kə-ˈnir

as in pirate

someone who engages in robbery of ships at sea buccaneers preyed upon treasure-laden ships in the Caribbean for nearly three hundred years

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Recent Examples of buccaneer Over on the fall/winter 2025 runways, Ralph Lauren and Zimmermann took a more subtle approach via elegant knee-high leather boots with buccaneer buckle detailing and a slight scrunch. —

Emma Spedding, Vogue, 24 July 2025 Guests may spot Rummy greeting buccaneers from his perch along the bar. —

Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 14 July 2025 The buyout buccaneers of the 1980s were their own clients, bootstrapping their corporate takeovers until their sky-high returns lured in outside money. —

Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 19 June 2025 But that’s not all… Reality Distortion According to Vasko, cyber criminals behind this type of villainy may be thought of as AI buccaneers—digital pirates often paid to instigate corporate espionage and theft. —

Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for buccaneer

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pirate

Noun

Tim Brinkhof The Past Julius Caesar was once captured by pirates.

— Big Think, Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026
The Orlando Boat Show also features a trout pond for young visitors, performances from Twiggy the Waterskiing Squirrel, a pirate magician and mermaid stilt walkers.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026