1. (verb)pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation Synonyms: sea robber, plagiarist, plagiarizer, buccaneer, literary pirate, plagiariser, pirate ship, sea rover, pirate
2. (verb)buccaneer live like a buccaneer
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'buccaneer'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. buccaneer A robber seeks to obtain the property of others by force or intimidation; a thief by stealth and secrecy. In early English thief was freely used in both senses, as in Shakespeare and the Author Synonyms: robber, bandit, depredator, freebooter, pirate, brigand, despoiler, highwayman, plunderer, buccaneer, footpad, marauder, raider, burglar, forager, pillager, thief