buccaneer — noun Etymology: French boucanier woodsman, pirate (in the 17th century West Indies), from boucaner to smoke meat, from boucan wooden frame for smoking meat, from Tupi mokaʔe, mbokaʔe, from mo , mbo causative marker + kaʔế to be roasted, dried… … New Collegiate Dictionary
buccaneer — buc‧ca‧neer [ˌbʌkəˈnɪə ǁ ˈnɪr] noun [countable] someone who succeeds in business by taking risks and using skill and determination, and sometimes cheating if necessary: • Airlines attracted the attention of corporate buccaneers. buccaneering… … Financial and business terms
Buccaneer — Buc ca*neer , n. [F. boucanier, fr. boucaner to smoke or broil meat and fish, to hunt wild beasts for their skins, boucan a smoking place for meat or fish, gridiron for smoking: a word of American origin.] A robber upon the sea; a pirate; a term… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Buccaneer (TV series) — Buccaneer is a short lived television series, made by the BBC in 1980.The series, dealing with a developing air freight business, starred Bryan Marshall, Pamela Salem and Clifford Rose, and was produced by Gerard Glaister.External links*… … Wikipedia
buccaneer — [[t]bʌ̱kənɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] buccaneers 1) N COUNT A buccaneer was a pirate, especially one who attacked and stole from Spanish ships in the 17th and 18th centuries. 2) N COUNT If you describe someone as a buccaneer, you mean that they are clever and… … English dictionary
buccaneer — UK [ˌbʌkəˈnɪə(r)] / US [ˌbʌkəˈnɪr] noun [countable] Word forms buccaneer : singular buccaneer plural buccaneers 1) a sailor in the past who attacked and stole from other ships 2) someone who is determined to succeed, especially in business or… … English dictionary
buccaneer — buc·ca·neer (bŭk′ə nîr’) n. 1) A pirate, especially one of the freebooters who plundered Spanish shipping in the West Indies during the 17th century. 2) A ruthless speculator or adventurer. intr.v. buc·ca·neered, buc·ca·neer·ing, buc·ca·neers 1)… … Word Histories
buccaneer — buc|ca|neer [ˌbʌkəˈnıə US ˈnır] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: boucanier person living in the forest in the West Indies, buccaneer , from boucaner to dry meat in a wooden frame over a fire , from boucan wooden frame , from Tupi] 1.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
buccaneer — buc|ca|neer [ ,bʌkə nır ] noun count 1. ) a sailor in the past who attacked and stole from other ships: PIRATE 2. ) someone who is determined to succeed, especially in business or politics, even if this involves taking risks or doing things that… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
buccaneer — noun (C) 1 someone who attacks ships at sea and steals from them; pirate 1 (3) 2 someone who succeeds, especially in business, by using any method, including cheating … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
