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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buccaneering

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
buc-ca-neer-ing
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

bold, reckless and unscrupulous

noun

robbery on the high seas; piracy

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of buccaneer

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

more buccaneering (comparative) most buccaneering (superlative) buccaneerings (plural)

Synonyms

piracy

Questions

What does buccaneering mean?
bold, reckless and unscrupulous

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