buccaneer

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Definition: (noun) Someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation.
Synonyms: sea rover, pirate.
Usage: The buccaneer on the wave might relinquish his calling and become at once if he chose, a man of probity and piety on land.
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