the term originally applied to the hunters of wild oxen and pigs on the island of Hispaniola, but was later used to describe the pirates and privateers who plundered shipping and coastal towns in the West Indies and on the coasts of South and Central America in the second half of the 17th century.

someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

A buccaneer was a pirate from the Caribbean.

This is one type of pirate who sailed in the West Indies. The name comes from boucan (see above).

pirate, or sea robber, especially one who raided along the Spanish coasts of America during the 17th and 18th centuries. Many were licensed by the king or queen of England, and formed an unofficial British navy.

Term for pirate historically derived from the word 'Buccan' which was a type of primitive oven used by the outlaw class of the sea to cook their food on uninhabited Carribean islands.

The Buccaneer was a secondary mascot used by the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball club during their 1995 season. While the team's primary mascot, the Pirate Parrot, wore an elaborate costume with a prosthetic head and molded frame, the Buccaneer was simply a man in pirate's garb who led the crowd in organized cheers. The Pirates discontinued the use of the character after his portrayer was caught skinny dipping in a closed public pool during the 1995 All Star break.