boucanier

Definitions of boucanier
  1. noun
    someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
    synonyms: corsaire, pirate, écumeur, écumeur de mer
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    types:
    corsaire, pirate
    a pirate along the Barbary Coast
    type of:
    pillard, pilleur
    someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
  2. noun
    a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
    synonyms: corsaire, pirate, écumeur
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    type of:
    navire pirate
    a ship that is manned by pirates
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