buccaneered

Raided like pirates

Buccaneered is the past tense of buccaneer, meaning to act as a pirate or engage in piratical adventure.

The word extends to any bold, freewheeling pursuit conducted with swashbuckling disregard for rules: He buccaneered his way through the industry, taking what he wanted.

treasure

doubloons

Historical Spanish gold currency

  • goldElement seventy-nine
  • silverLustrous white precious metal
  • jewelsOrnamental precious stones

booty · hoard · cache · buried · sunken · chest · riches · plunder · spoils · bullion

piracy

plunder

Goods seized violently

  • pillageViolent theft of goods
  • raidSudden armed incursion
  • lootStolen valuables

maraud · corsair · privateer · swashbuckle · cutlass · boarding · ransack · brigandage · freebooter · depredation

seafaring

galleon

Large historical sailing ship

nautical · navigation · compass · voyage · mast · helm · starboard · portside · deckhand · scuttle

adventure

swashbuckling

Flamboyantly daring and heroic

exploration · legendary · heroic · uncharted · frontier · odyssey · expedition · romanticized · escapade · exploit

Opposites
legitimacy of maritime/commercial activity

buccaneeredpoliced

Enforced rules over

convoyed · patrolled · escorted

method of acquisition

buccaneeredtraded

Exchanged for value

earned · purchased · bartered · negotiated · paid for

behavioral conduct

buccaneeredcomplied

Followed a directive

conformed · obeyed · submitted · cooperated

Phrases
Family

buccaneer, buccaneers, buccaneering

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG