Buccaneer

Buccanier , buk-an-ēr′, n. one of the piratical adventurers in the West Indies during the 17th century, who plundered the Spaniards chiefly.— v.i. to act as a buccaneer.— n. Buccaneer′ing .— adj. Buccaneer′ish . [Fr. boucaner , to smoke meat—Carib. boucan , a wooden gridiron. The French settlers in the W.I. cooked their meat on a boucan in native fashion, and were hence called boucaniers .]