Hypernym

noun

someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

Instance_Hypernym

noun

French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)

noun

a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)

noun

a Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722)

noun

an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

buccaneer 1

noundomain: person

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

Synonyms

pirate 2
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
sea robber 1
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
sea rover 1
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation