Meaning of "buccaneer" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BUCCANEER

From French boucanier, from boucaner to smoke meat, from Old French boucan frame for smoking meat, of Tupian origin; originally applied to French and English hunters of wild oxen in the Caribbean.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BUCCANEER

ˌbʌkəˈnɪə

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUCCANEER

Buccaneer is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb buccaneer in English.

WHAT DOES BUCCANEER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Buccaneer

The buccaneers were pirates who attacked Spanish shipping in the Caribbean Sea during the 17th century. The term buccaneer is now used generally as a synonym for pirate. Originally, buccaneer crews were larger, more apt to attack coastal cities, and more localized to the Caribbean than later pirate crews who sailed to the Indian Ocean on the Pirate Round in the late 17th century.

Definition of buccaneer in the English dictionary

The definition of buccaneer in the dictionary is a pirate, esp one who preyed on the Spanish colonies and shipping in America and the Caribbean in the 17th and 18th centuries. Other definition of buccaneer is to be or act like a buccaneer.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BUCCANEER

PRESENT

Present

I buccaneer

you buccaneer

he/she/it buccaneers

we buccaneer

you buccaneer

they buccaneer

Present continuous

I am buccaneering

you are buccaneering

he/she/it is buccaneering

we are buccaneering

you are buccaneering

they are buccaneering

Present perfect

I have buccaneered

you have buccaneered

he/she/it has buccaneered

we have buccaneered

you have buccaneered

they have buccaneered

Present perfect continuous

I have been buccaneering

you have been buccaneering

he/she/it has been buccaneering

we have been buccaneering

you have been buccaneering

they have been buccaneering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I buccaneered

you buccaneered

he/she/it buccaneered

we buccaneered

you buccaneered

they buccaneered

Past continuous

I was buccaneering

you were buccaneering

he/she/it was buccaneering

we were buccaneering

you were buccaneering

they were buccaneering

Past perfect

I had buccaneered

you had buccaneered

he/she/it had buccaneered

we had buccaneered

you had buccaneered

they had buccaneered

Past perfect continuous

I had been buccaneering

you had been buccaneering

he/she/it had been buccaneering

we had been buccaneering

you had been buccaneering

they had been buccaneering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will buccaneer

you will buccaneer

he/she/it will buccaneer

we will buccaneer

you will buccaneer

they will buccaneer

Future continuous

I will be buccaneering

you will be buccaneering

he/she/it will be buccaneering

we will be buccaneering

you will be buccaneering

they will be buccaneering

Future perfect

I will have buccaneered

you will have buccaneered

he/she/it will have buccaneered

we will have buccaneered

you will have buccaneered

they will have buccaneered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been buccaneering

you will have been buccaneering

he/she/it will have been buccaneering

we will have been buccaneering

you will have been buccaneering

they will have been buccaneering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would buccaneer

you would buccaneer

he/she/it would buccaneer

we would buccaneer

you would buccaneer

they would buccaneer

Conditional continuous

I would be buccaneering

you would be buccaneering

he/she/it would be buccaneering

we would be buccaneering

you would be buccaneering

they would be buccaneering

Conditional perfect

I would have buccaneer

you would have buccaneer

he/she/it would have buccaneer

we would have buccaneer

you would have buccaneer

they would have buccaneer

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been buccaneering

you would have been buccaneering

he/she/it would have been buccaneering

we would have been buccaneering

you would have been buccaneering

they would have been buccaneering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you buccaneer
we let´s buccaneer
you buccaneer

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to buccaneer

Past participle

buccaneered

Present Participle

buccaneering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BUCCANEER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «buccaneer» and belong to the same grammatical category.

corsair · freebooter · pirate · privateer

TRANSLATION OF BUCCANEER

Find out the translation of buccaneer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of buccaneer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «buccaneer» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 海盗
• Translator English - Spanish: bucanero
• English: buccaneer
• Translator English - Hindi: डाकू
• Translator English - Arabic: القرصان
• Translator English - Russian: пират
• Translator English - Portuguese: bucaneiro
• Translator English - Bengali: জলদসু্য
• Translator English - French: boucanier
• Translator English - Malay: Buccaneer
• Translator English - German: Seeräuber
• Translator English - Japanese: 海賊
• Translator English - Korean: 해적질
• Translator English - Javanese: Buccaneer
• Translator English - Vietnamese: ăn cướp biển
• Translator English - Tamil: கடற்கொள்ளையர்
• Translator English - Marathi: आधारधारक
• Translator English - Turkish: korsan
• Translator English - Italian: pirata
• Translator English - Polish: pirat
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пірат
• Translator English - Romanian: Buccaneer
• Translator English - Greek: πειρατής
• Translator English - Afrikaans: boekanier
• Translator English - Swedish: buccaneer
• Translator English - Norwegian: Buccaneer

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUCCANEER»

Discover the use of buccaneer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to buccaneer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Buccaneer

It is the 1650s and Spain considers the Caribbean to be its own private sea.

Dudley Pope, 2001

Henry & the Buccaneer Bunnies

Captain Barnacle Black Ear, baddest of the Buccaneer Bunnies, is ashamed of his book-loving son, Henry, until the day a great storm threatens the Salty Carrot and its crew. A Junior Library Guild Selection. Reprint.

Carolyn Crimi, 2009

PIRATE: Buccaneer: The Pirate Adventures of Hector Lynch

Sailing across the Caribbean Hector Lynch falls into the hands of the notorious buccaneer, Captain John Coxon.

Tim Severin, 2009

Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar: How Self-Education and the ...

With The Secrets of a Buccaneer Scholar, James shows us how he developed his own education on his own terms, how that unorthodox education brought him success, and how the reader can do it too.

James Bach, 2012

A Buccaneer's Atlas: Basil Ringrose's South Sea Waggoner : a ...

The resulting atlas, consisting of 106 pages of charts and 106 pages of text, is published in full for the first time in this volume.

Basil Ringrose, Derek Howse, Norman Joseph William Thrower, 1992

Camp Buccaneer

Captain Stinky Beard's pirate students, who want to win without cheating, compete in sailing races, treasure hunts, and swashbuckling events at Camp Buccaneer.

Brian James, 2009

Camp Buccaneer

After spending summer vacation learning to be a real pirate at Camp Buccaneer, Marlon feels much better prepared to return to school and face Carla, the bully who has pestered her since kindergarten.

Pam Smallcomb, 2002

A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: Explorer, Naturalist, and ...

He was the first to deduce that winds cause currents and the first to produce wind maps across the world, surpassing even the work of Edmund Halley.

Diana Preston, 2009

The King’s Buccaneer

The whole of the magnificent Riftwar Cycle by bestselling author Raymond E. Feist, master of magic and adventure, now available in ebook

Raymond E. Feist, 2012

Memoirs of a Buccaneer: Dampier's New Voyage Round the ...

The influence of this classic book on the work of later travelers is incalculable, leading writers such as Defoe, Swift, and Coleridge to borrow both facts and literary style from it. It continues to inspire readers today.

William Dampier, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUCCANEER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term buccaneer is used in the context of the following news items.

Trio accused of trying to steal rent checks

Police say glue mouse traps may have been used to pull out envelopes from a night deposit box at the Buccaneer Apartments early Monday morning. «KZTV Action 10 News, Jul 15»

Winston has "Gun-Slinger Mentality"

Last week, the Buccaneer great sat down with CBS to discuss. “He gives you the spectacular, but he also gives you the rookie," Barber said, via ... «Buccaneers.com, Jul 15»

Tampa Bay Bucs unveil new license plate

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles' F.L.O.W. Mobile will be stationed at One Buccaneer Place during the opening ... «WTSP 10 News, Jul 15»

Fans' Favorite All-Time Bucs, No. 19

Buccaneer fans were polled on who their favorite players of all-time were, and coming in at No. 19 is one of the greatest pass-catchers in team ... «Buccaneers.com, Jul 15»

Video surfaces of FSU footballer punching woman in face at …

... the Florida State University football program was going to end just because Jameis Winston is now a Tampa Bay Buccaneer, think again. «WWSB ABC 7, Jul 15»

Warrior Economist: The Varoufakis Legacy

In June, his startling manner, part bouncer, part buccaneer, was visibly agitating colleagues on his side of the anti-austerity fence. The crisis ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»

US v. Rajat K. Gupta, 11 Cr. 907

Indeed, Rajaratnam used one of the funds in which Voyager invested, the "Galleon Buccaneer's Offshore" fund, to make trades after receiving ... «New York Law Journal, Jul 15»

Review: Pirate Book Is True Treasure

As I was sitting in a modern airport, reading about a seventeenth-century buccaneer, it occurred to me that I had an interesting juxtaposition ... «Times Record, Jul 15»

America's Political Class Embraces Kali

Riding high as a Wall Street buccaneer (or as his sidekick or as a made member) thereby is felt as more gratifying than being a stalwart of a ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Burt Shavitz, the Face of Burt's Bees, Remembered as 'Mentor, Muse'

He was known as the "bee man" and the "buccaneer of buzz." But Burt Shavitz, who died over the weekend in Bangor at the age of 80, is most ... «Maine Public Broadcasting, Jul 15»