What are some opposite words for buccaneer?

Antonyms for buccaneer
ˌbʌk əˈnɪərbuc·ca·neer

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  1. buccaneernoun

    Synonyms:
    pirate

  2. buccaneernoun

    To engage in piracy against any but one's own nation's ships.

    Synonyms:
    pirate

  3. buccaneernoun

    A pirate.

    Synonyms:
    pirate

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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 Authorized Version of the English Bible, which has "two thieves" (Matt. xxvii, 38), where the Revised Version more correctly substitutes "two robbers."

    Synonyms:
    bandit, brigand, burglar, depredator, despoiler, footpad, forager, freebooter, highwayman, marauder, pillager, pirate, plunderer, raider, robber, thief

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Princeton's WordNet1.7 / 3 votes

  1. pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea roververb

    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, literary pirate, plagiariser, pirate ship, sea rover, pirate

  2. buccaneerverb

    live like a buccaneer

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