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Definition of buccaneer noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

buccaneer

noun

NAmE//ˌbʌkəˈnɪr//

1(in the past) a sailor who attacked ships at sea and stole from them synonym pirate

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2(especially in business) a person who achieves success in a skillful but not always honest way

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