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picaroon

or ±è¾±³¦°ì·²¹Â·°ù´Ç´Ç²Ô

[ pik-uh-roon ]

noun

  1. a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
  2. a pirate or corsair.


verb (used without object)

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

picaroon

/ ËŒ±èɪ°ìəˈ°ù³ÜË²Ô /

noun

  1. archaic.
    an adventurer or rogue
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of picaroon1

1615–25; < Spanish ±è¾±³¦²¹°ùó²Ô, augmentative of ±èí³¦²¹°ù´Ç picaro
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of picaroon1

C17: from Spanish ±è¾±³¦²¹°ùó²Ô, from ±èí³¦²¹°ù´Ç
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Picaroon, pik-a-rÅÅn′, n. one who lives by his wits: a cheat: a pirate.—adj.

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Nothing but the great need for secrecy had prevented more extended inland hospitalities to the brave Americanos who had destroyed the picaroon.

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That there picaroon that we sunk to-day was as large a craft as I ever heard o' their usin'.

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"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.

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In this peculiar style, which may perhaps be regarded as an irregular descendant of the picaroon romance, Murger has no rival; and he is also, though on no extensive scale, a poet of great pathos.

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