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marooner|məˈruːnə(r)| Also 7 ? marownar. [f. maroon v.] 1. A buccaneer, pirate.
1661Hickeringill Jamaica 67 A few French Buckaneers, or Hunting Marownaes [? read Marownars]. 1728–36Byrd Westover Papers (1841) 13 On the south shore dwelt a marooner, that modestly called himself a hermit. 1887H. Pyle in Harper's Mag. Aug. 357 (art.) Buccaneers and Marooners of the Spanish Main. 2. a. One who maroons persons on a desolate coast.
1881Sat. Rev. 3 Sept. 293 The original marooners of Ariadne were soon out of hail. b. A person left on a desolate island as a punishment; = maroon n.2 2. In Dicts. 3. Southern U.S. One who goes marooning (see maroon n.2 3). In Dicts. †4. = maroon n.2 1. Obs. U.S.
a1738W. Byrd Hist. Dividing Line in Writings (1901) 37 We were told that on the South Shore, not far from the Inlet, dwelt a Marooner that Modestly call'd himself a Hermit. |