piratical
Like maritime raiders
Piratical means resembling or characteristic of pirates—their methods, appearance, or spirit.
A piratical raid involves plunder; a piratical grin suggests roguish menace.
The word applies to actual maritime robbery but more often describes things that evoke the swashbuckling image: He had a piratical look about him, with his gold earring and bandana.
Flamboyantly daring and heroic
- buccaneerCaribbean colonial-era pirate
- corsairPirate or pirate ship
- voyageJourney by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
quest · daring · escapade · legend · saga · odyssey · galleon · cutlass
Armed robber, often rural
- outlawFugitive from justice
- banditArmed roadside thief
- marauderOne who raids for loot
- raiderOne who attacks suddenly
looter · pillager · plunderer · freebooter · privateer · smuggler · hijacker · kidnapper
Stolen valuables, especially treasure
- lootStolen valuables
- spoilsSeized war gains
- pillageViolent theft of goods
- ransackPlunder while destroying
raid · sack · plundering · looting · raiding · marauding · depredation · rapine
Large historical sailing ship
- schoonerMulti-masted sailing craft
- brigantineTwo-masted mixed-rig vessel
- sloopOne-masted fore-and-aft rigger
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
man-o-war · anchor · helm · rigging · mast · crow's-nest · quarterdeck · gunwale
swashbuckling
Flamboyantly daring and heroic
expedition · quest · daring · escapade · legend · saga · odyssey · galleon · cutlass · parrot
brigand
Armed robber, often rural
raider · looter · pillager · plunderer · freebooter · privateer · smuggler · hijacker · kidnapper · extortionist
booty
Stolen valuables, especially treasure
ransack · raid · sack · plundering · looting · raiding · marauding · depredation · rapine · seizure
galleon
Large historical sailing ship
- schoonerMulti-masted sailing craft
- brigantineTwo-masted mixed-rig vessel
- sloopOne-masted fore-and-aft rigger
frigate · man-o-war · anchor · helm · rigging · mast · crow's-nest · quarterdeck · gunwale · bowsprit
swashbuckler
Daring, flamboyant swordsman
- scoundrelDishonest, unscrupulous person
- rogueDishonest or uncontrolled agent
- rapscallionMischievous person, usually endearing
scallywag · knave · rascal · villain · desperado · renegade · rakish · audacious · bold · dashing
doubloons
Historical Spanish gold currency
chest · hoard · buried · map · riches · bullion · ingots · coins · crown · goblets
piraticallegitimate
Conforming to accepted standards
lawful · legal · licensed · authorized · sanctioned
piraticalhonorable
Having high moral standards
upright · principled · honest · legitimate · scrupulous
piraticallaw-abiding
Following established rules
compliant · orderly · conforming · rule-following · obedient