Dreye權威釋義 | buccaneer

n.

海盜；（十七世紀時掠奪西班牙船隻及殖民地的）西印度海盜[C]
This was the island where buccaneers hid their loot.
這是過去海盜們藏贓物的島嶼。

辨析

同義:

n.海盜

pirate privateer freebooter corsair sea robber

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

/ˌbʌkəˈnɪə/

n.

historical a pirate, originally one preying on ships in the Caribbean.
a recklessly adventurous and unscrupulous person.

Derivative

buccaneering adj.

Etymology

C17 (orig. denoting European hunters in the Caribbean): from Fr. boucanier, from boucan ‘a frame on which to cook or cure meat’, from Tupi mukem.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》