Captain Flint

Captain Flint is the fearsome pirate captain in Robert Louis Stevenson's *Treasure Island*, dead before the novel begins but looming over it—his buried treasure drives the plot, and his former crew still speak of him with dread.

The name has become shorthand for a ruthless, legendary pirate.

Long John Silver's parrot also bears this name, squawking "Pieces of eight!"

pirateMaritime thief or bootlegger
Jolly RogerBuccaneer's standard
treasureValued wealth or keepsake
parrotSpeech-mimicking tropical bird
Treasure IslandAdventure tale with pirates

ship · buccaneer · sea dog · mutiny · walking the plank · gold · buried · buried treasure · X marks the spot · peg leg · pirate ship · cutlass · Stevenson · crew · skeleton crew · schooner · maroon · doubloons

Opposites

lawfulness and authority

Captain Flintnaval officer

Ranked military sailor

lawman · magistrate · harbor master · customs officer

moral character in adventure fiction

Captain FlintLong John Silver

Cunning one-legged pirate cook

Jim Hawkins · Robinson Crusoe

relationship to treasure/wealth

Captain Flinttreasure hunter

One seeking buried valuables

Jim Hawkins · rightful heir

Family

captain, captains, captaincy, captainship, flint, flints, flinty, flintlock

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G