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How to pronounce “buccaneer”
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Pronunciation guide for buccaneer
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of buccaneer with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 4 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Dave Eggers: 2008 TED Prize wish: Once Upon a School 24 minutes
"Well, you should sell supplies to the working buccaneer." (Laughter)
- Definition summary
- (nautical) 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.
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How to pronounce buccaneer
Dave Eggers: 2008 TED Prize wish: Once Upon a School 24 minutes
"Well, you should sell supplies to the working buccaneer." (Laughter)
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “buccaneer”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (nautical) 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.
- [Verb]
- To engage in piracy against any but one's own nation's ships.
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