pirate vs buccaneer

buccaneer vs pirate

pirate and buccaneer both are nouns.

pirate and buccaneer both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pirate	Yes	No	Yes	No
buccaneer	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pirate and buccaneer are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of pirate include sea robber, sea rover.

pirate (noun)	buccaneer (noun)
a ship that is manned by pirates	someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

pirate (verb)	buccaneer (verb)
take arbitrarily or by force	live like a buccaneer
copy illegally; of published material

Difference between pirate and buccaneer

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