buccaneer
Example Sentences
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In “Jaws,” Quint the buccaneer is devoured by the shark, along with one of the oxygen tanks Professor Hooper insisted on bringing on the boat.
From Washington Times • May 8, 2023
After the Sex Pistols split, the two held their first catwalk show in 1981, presenting a "new romantic" look of African-style patterns, buccaneer trousers and sashes.
From Reuters • Dec. 29, 2022
In the case of this droll comedy about a wealthy 18th-century gentleman turned bungling buccaneer, that requires visualizing many different feelings.
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2022
Newly surfaced documents also strengthen the case that English buccaneer Henry Every — the target of the first worldwide manhunt — hid out in New England before sailing for Ireland and vanishing into the wind.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2022
“Your ancestor, Dog Breath, stole it in a mutiny from the real captain of the ship—my ancestor, the brave buccaneer Angel Vengador Leones!”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.