Rustler vs Buccaneer - What's the difference?
rustler | buccaneer |
One who rustles; a cattle thief.
A bovine animal that can care for itself in any circumstances.
(US, slang, Western US, dated) An alert, energetic, driving person.
(nautical) Any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century; similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.
A pirate.
To engage in piracy against any but one's own nation's ships.
* 1963 , John Day, Arthur Henry Bullen (editor), The Works of John Day , page v
As nouns the difference between rustler and buccaneer
is that rustler is one who rustles; a cattle thief while buccaneer is (nautical) any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the spanish main and in the pacific in the 17th century; similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.As a verb buccaneer is
to engage in piracy against any but one's own nation's ships.rustler
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(wikipedia rustler) (en noun)Synonyms
* abactorbuccaneer
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(en noun)Synonyms
* privateer * pirateDerived terms
* buccaneering * buccaneerishSee also
* Jolly Roger * skull and crossbonesVerb
(en verb)- In 1596 and 1597 he bucaneered against Sao Thomi, the Portuguese slaving settlement off the coast of West Africa, and in the Spanish Main