buccaneers

plural of buccaneer
as in pirates
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 buccaneers 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
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pirates
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  • On the other hand, there was also the concept of reading and how to integrate that in the story, how the pirates learn to read, and how words go together.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Leaders in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) focused on combating pirates and handling trade across the strait as Chinese settlers increasingly moved to the island.
    David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Buccaneers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buccaneers. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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