buccaneer

buccaneer [bucaneers] n

Fr. 'one who hunts wild oxen' < boucaner, to dry meat on a barbecue.

1. Adventurer; explorer; scout; frontiersman; [fig.] flying insect.
2. Sailor; mariner; seaman; pirate.

buccaneer [-ing] v

see buccaneer, n.

1. Navigate; sail; [fig.] float; fly; wing.