buccaneering

comparative more buccaneering · superlative most buccaneering

1. bold, reckless and unscrupulous

   American capitalism developed with dramatic speed and impressiveness after the Civil War, which had probably slowed its growth temporarily, though it also provided considerable opportunities for the great buccaneering business entrepreneurs aptly nicknamed ‘robber barons’.

   1975, Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Capital. 1848-1875, published 1995, page 173

plural buccaneerings

1. uncountableusuallyrobbery on the high seas; piracy

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of buccaneer