Synonyms for picaroon
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pik-uh-roon |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌpɪk əˈrun |
Définition of picaroon
Origin :- 1620s, "rogue, thief, adventurer; pirate, sea-robber; small pirate ship," from Spanish picaron, augmentative of picaro "rogue" (see picaresque); also cf. -oon.
- noun pirate
- Picaroon, a pirate or buccaneer originally; now an ordinary thief.
- Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten
- He does little more than adopt that of the Spanish picaroon romance of the 16th and 17th century.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4 » by Various
- If we go on in this manner, said he, we shall be the prey of every picaroon on the ocean.
- Extract from : « Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.) » by Various
- I stopped 'em back there a ways with my picaroon, when they sung out, an' they walked down here on the side planks.
- Extract from : « The Spinner's Book of Fiction » by Various
- MacRae threw open his hatches and counted the salmon as they came flipping off the point of a picaroon.
- Extract from : « Poor Man's Rock » by Bertrand W. Sinclair
- I observed wretched devils playing here, whose whole standing kit would not have brought a picaroon at vendue.
- Extract from : « Impressions of America » by Tyrone Power
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