buccaneer definition by Wordo

Noun

Any

of

a

group

of

seamen

who

cruised

on

their

own

account

on

the

Spanish Main

and

in

the

Pacific

in

the

17th

century

,

who

were

similar

to

pirates

but

did

not

prey

on

ships

of

their

own

nation

.

Verb

To

engage

in

piracy

against

any

but

one

'

s

own

nation

'

s

ships

.