picaroon

American  

[pik-uh-roon] / ˌpɪk əˈrun /

Or pickaroon

noun

1. a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.

2. a pirate or corsair.

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verb (used without object)

1. to act or operate as a pirate or brigand.

picaroon British  

/ ˌpɪkəˈruːn /

noun

1. archaic an adventurer or rogue

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Etymology

Origin of picaroon

1615–25; < Spanish picarón, augmentative of pícaro picaro

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Example Sentences

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picaroon

On the way from Genoa to Messina Irving's vessel was boarded by a piratical picaroon.

From Washington Irving by Henry Walcott Boynton

He, the picaroon, companion of rogues and small marauders, had seen many and diverse love affairs.

From Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California by Geraldine Bonner

"Hurrah!" arose in a general roar from the crew of the Noank, more than one voice adding, vociferously, the desire that was felt to smash the picaroon.

From The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution by W. O. Stoddard

Salmon began to fall on the deck, heaved up on a picaroon.

From Poor Man's Rock by Frank Tenney Johnson

I observed wretched devils playing here, whose whole standing kit would not have brought a picaroon at vendue.

From Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. by Tyrone Power

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