buccaneer

  1. Noun.  (nautical) Any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century; similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.
  2. Noun.  A pirate.
  3. Verb.  To engage in piracy against any but one's own nation's ships.

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