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Picaroon vs Buccaneer - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between picaroon and buccaneer

is that picaroon is a pirate or picaro 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 verbs the difference between picaroon and buccaneer

is that picaroon is to behave as a pirate while buccaneer is to engage in piracy against any but one's own nation's ships.