buccaneer
noun /ˌbʌkəˈnɪə(r)/
/ˌbʌkəˈnɪr/
- (in the past) a sailor who attacked ships at sea and stole from them
synonym pirate(旧时)海盗 - the legendary buccaneers of the Caribbean
加勒比海传奇的海盗
- the legendary buccaneers of the Caribbean
- (especially in business
) a person who achieves success in a way that shows skill but that is not always honest尤指商业 投机取巧者 - the new breed of corporate buccaneers
新型企业海盗
- the new breed of corporate buccaneers
词源mid 17th cent. (originally denoting European hunters in the Caribbean): from French boucanier, from boucan ‘a frame on which to cook or cure meat’, from Tupi-Guarani mukem.