Buccaneer Definition & Meaning

buccaneer
noun
  1. someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
verb
  1. live like a buccaneer

"Buccaneer" in song lyrics

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  • "He was suffocating slow in the box of a buccaneer"
    Aesop Rock — The Harbor Is Yours
  • "No I'm not a Buccaneer"
    Celph Titled — Primo's Four Course Meal
  • "Aim steady, they ain't ready to buccaneer"
    Fes Taylor f/ Lon Dini, Pa Bazil — Record Deal

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