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Webster 1913 Edition

Picaroon

Picˊa-roon′

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Noun.
[Sp.
picaron
, aug. of
picaro
roguish, n., a rogue.]
One who plunders; especially, a plunderer of wrecks; a pirate; a corsair; a marauder; a sharper.
Sir W. Temple.

Webster 1828 Edition

Picaroon

PICAROON'

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Noun.
A plunderer; a pirate. This word is not applied to a highway robber, but to pirates and plunderers of wrecks.
In all wars, Corsica and Majorca have been nests of picaroons.

Definition 2025

picaroon

picaroon

English

Noun

picaroon ‎(plural picaroons)

  1. A pirate or picaro.
  2. A pirate ship.
  3. A rogue.

Synonyms

Verb

picaroon ‎(third-person singular simple present picaroons, present participle picarooning, simple past and past participle picarooned)

  1. To behave as a pirate.

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Translations

Etymology

From Spanish picarón, from pícaro "rogue".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpɪkəˈruːn/
  • Rhymes: -uːn

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