Новый большой англо-русский словарь - buccaneer
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buccaneer
1. пират 2. заниматься морским разбоем
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n. & v. --n. 1 a pirate, orig. off the Spanish-American coasts. 2 an unscrupulous adventurer. --v.intr. be a buccaneer. Derivatives buccaneering n. & adj. buccaneerish adj. Etymology: F boucanier f. boucaner cure meat on a barbecue f. boucan f. Tupi mukem ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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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 moka?e, mboka?e, from mo-, mbo- causative marker + ka?? to be roasted, dried Date: 1686 1. any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies; broadly pirate 2. an unscrupulous adventurer especially in politics or business • ~ intransitive verb • ~ish adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(buccaneers) 1. A buccaneer was a pirate, especially one who attacked and stole from Spanish ships in the 17th and 18th centuries. N-COUNT 2. If you describe someone as a buccaneer, you mean that they are clever and successful, especially in business, but you do not completely trust them. (BRIT) N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 someone who attacks ships at sea and steals from them; pirate1 (3) 2 someone who succeeds, especially in business, by using any method, including cheating ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1661, from Fr. boucanier "user of a boucan," a native grill for roasting meat (Haitian var. barbacoa, see barbecue), from Tupi mukem. Originally used of French settlers working as hunters and woodsmen in the Spanish West Indies, a lawless and piratical set after they were driven from their trade by Spanish authorities in the 1690s. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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