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Saturday | 30 Jul 2022
Picaroon
[pik-uh-roon]
Noun
Spanish - early 17th century
- Definition
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A rogue, vagabond, thief or pirate.
- Examples of word Picaroon in a sentence
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“Thus many pirates became a combination of slaver, privateer and pirate, and by the 1830s, the term picaroon had come to mean both pirate and slaver.”
- Did you Know?
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As a verb, the word “picaroon” can be defined as “to act or operate as a pirate,” and is often used without an object.
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