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 The conference curated a world of coming wonders for several hundred C-suite buccaneers who had paid up to fifty thousand dollars apiece to update their mental models and investment portfolios. —

Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025 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 Leon, even at this early stage, is a dashing buccaneer of a left back, forever setting off in search of adventure in the final third. —

Jack Lang, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for buccaneer

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pirate

Noun

Why are pirates called pirates?

— Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
There’s a spacecraft and a robot and pirate references, all catnip for sci-fi and dystopia lovers and all very well done.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026