How do you use Buccaneer in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like pirate or freebooter, plus the exact meaning.
Buccaneer meaning
- Any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century, who were similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.
- A pirate.
Synonyms of Buccaneer
Using Buccaneer
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century, who were similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation. | A pirate.
- Useful related words include: pirate, freebooter, raider, despoiler.
- In the example corpus, buccaneer often appears in combinations such as: the buccaneer, buccaneer with, buccaneer fans.
Context around Buccaneer
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Buccaneer
- In this selection, "buccaneer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bay, next, last, fans, bruce and defense stand out and add context to how "buccaneer" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1958 the buccaneer first flew and be a buccaneer secretly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "buccaneer" sits close to words such as aar, abdulla and abimbola, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with buccaneer
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The last Buccaneer win came in 2008. (7 words)
Blankson was neither a baldhead nor a buccaneer. (8 words)
English colonists anglicised the word boucanier to buccaneer. (8 words)
On the first play of the ensuing Buccaneer drive, freshman DB nabbed his first-career interception and returned it 21 yards before stepping out-of-bounds at the three-yard line. (31 words)
Anna Burns, Tony Wood and Richard Tulk-Hart are the exec producers for Buccaneer, with Rebecca Dundon and Simon Judd doing the same for Fremantle alongside Walden, Randall and Baugh. (30 words)
Before 10 minutes were up in the second half, midfielder Dzvukamanja was the next Buccaneer taken off through injury after a clash of heads with Celtic centre back Justice Chabalala. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
He came to be known as "Bruce the Buccaneer" or "Buccaneer Bruce" (sometime shortened to "Bucco Bruce").
Indian running back, sophomore Mauricio Hernandez, takes the hand-off and looks to get to the outside of the Buccaneer defense.
Anna Burns, Tony Wood and Richard Tulk-Hart are the exec producers for Buccaneer, with Rebecca Dundon and Simon Judd doing the same for Fremantle alongside Walden, Randall and Baugh.
Blackbeard is yet another individual who could be considered to be a Buccaneer secretly.
Despite losing stature with Brady's arrival, Olsen does not have any angst for the former Patriot and Buccaneer.
Orlando Pirates midfielder Miguel Timm has spoken music to the ears of Buccaneer fans before the CAF Champions League clash against Stade d’Abidjan.
Before 10 minutes were up in the second half, midfielder Dzvukamanja was the next Buccaneer taken off through injury after a clash of heads with Celtic centre back Justice Chabalala.
The last Buccaneer win came in 2008.
The star signal-caller now is a Tampa Bay Buccaneer, with whom he signed in free agency after 20 seasons and six Super Bowl titles in New England.
Applications are available at the central registration office within the education center, located at Leighton Elementary, 1 Buccaneer Blvd.
Former Downs’ keeper and now a Buccaneer Wayne Sandilands had some brilliant moments in-between the posts as he saved what would have normally been clear-cut goals.
Most of those targets will go to the former Tampa Bay Buccaneer, and that does not bode well for Smith.
Blankson was neither a baldhead nor a buccaneer.
But all of the Buccaneer fans I know really like to eat meat.
On the first play of the ensuing Buccaneer drive, freshman DB nabbed his first-career interception and returned it 21 yards before stepping out-of-bounds at the three-yard line.
A corrupt American archaeologist is behind the plot, believing d'Hout holds the keys to locating a treasure hidden by a buccaneer ancestor.
English colonists anglicised the word boucanier to buccaneer.
Film Part of the Barataria Preserve in Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve *Saxon's novel was adapted for the Cecil B. DeMille movie The Buccaneer (1938).
In 1975, the Buccaneers built a small practice complex with offices near Tampa International Airport called One Buccaneer Place.
On 30 April 1958, the Buccaneer first flew from RAE Bedford.
Common combinations with buccaneer
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: