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PICAROON
Etymology
Noun
picaroon (plural picaroons)
A pirate or picaro.
A pirate ship.
A rogue.
Synonyms
• (pirate): corsair, pirate, see also pirate
• (pirate ship): corsair, privateer
• (rogue): brigand, knave, rogue
Verb
picaroon (third-person singular simple present picaroons, present participle picarooning, simple past and past participle picarooned)
(intransitive) To behave as a pirate.
Synonyms
• loot, pillage
Source: Wiktionary
Pic`a*roon", n. Etym: [Sp. picaron, aug. of picaro roguish, n., a rogue.]
Definition: One who plunders; especially, a plunderer of wrecks; a pirate; a corsair; a marauder; a sharper. Sir W. Temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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