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1. A pirate, especially one of the freebooters who preyed on Spanish shipping in the West Indies during the 17th century.

2. A ruthless adventurer.

(French BOUCANIER from BOUCANER, to cure meat, from BOUCAN, barbecue frame)

Word History - The Errol Flynn like figure of the Buccaneer pillaging the Spanish main may seem less dashing if we realize that the term Buccaneer corresponds to the word Barbecuer. The first recorded use of the French word Boucanier, which was borrowed into English, referred to a person on the islands of Hispaniola and Tortuga who hunted wild oxen and boars and smoked the meat in a barbecue frame known tin French as a Boucan. this French word came from a tupi word meaning "A rack used for roasting or for storing things or a racklike platform supporting a house." The original barbecuers seem to have subsequently adopted a more remunerative way of life, piracy, which accounts for the new meaning given to the word. Buccaneer is recorded first in 1661 in its earlier sense in English The sense we are familiar with is recorded in 1690.

History of Port Royal, Jamaica

Between 1655 and 1680, during reign of the Spanish empire the city of Port Royal Jamaica became a famous Buccaneer hideout. Due to it's excellent strategic position, many buccaneers used Port Royal as a main base for their operations. Soon, from a peaceful city, Port Royal transformed into a criminal next. There were hundreds of brothels and taverns.