picaroon

or pick·a·roon

[ pik-uh-roon ]

/ ˌpɪk əˈrun /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR picaroon ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.

a pirate or corsair.

verb (used without object)

to act or operate as a pirate or brigand.

Origin of picaroon

1615–25; <Spanish picarón, augmentative of pícaropicaro

Words nearby picaroon

Picard, Picardy, Picardy third, picaresque, picaro, picaroon, Picasso, Picasso, Pablo, picayune, Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus

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Example sentences from the Web for picaroon

Picaroon, a pirate or buccaneer originally; now an ordinary thief.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten
MacRae threw open his hatches and counted the salmon as they came flipping off the point of a picaroon.
Poor Man's Rock|Bertrand W. Sinclair
I observed wretched devils playing here, whose whole standing kit would not have brought a picaroon at vendue.
Impressions of America|Tyrone Power
He does little more than adopt that of the Spanish picaroon romance of the 16th and 17th century.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4|Various

I stopped 'em back there a ways with my picaroon, when they sung out, an' they walked down here on the side planks.
The Spinner's Book of Fiction|Various

British Dictionary definitions for picaroon

picaroon

pickaroon

/ (ˌpɪkəˈruːn) /

noun

archaic an adventurer or rogue

Word Origin for picaroon

C17: from Spanish picarón, from pícaro

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	picaroon
释义	picaroon or pick·a·roon [ pik-uh-roon ] / ˌpɪk əˈrun / SEE SYNONYMS FOR picaroon ON THESAURUS.COM noun a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand. a pirate or corsair. verb (used without object) to act or operate as a pirate or brigand. Origin of picaroon 1615–25; <Spanish picarón, augmentative of pícaropicaro Words nearby picaroon Picard, Picardy, Picardy third, picaresque, picaro, picaroon, Picasso, Picasso, Pablo, picayune, Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for picaroon Picaroon, a pirate or buccaneer originally; now an ordinary thief. The Slang Dictionary\|John Camden Hotten MacRae threw open his hatches and counted the salmon as they came flipping off the point of a picaroon. Poor Man's Rock\|Bertrand W. Sinclair I observed wretched devils playing here, whose whole standing kit would not have brought a picaroon at vendue. Impressions of America\|Tyrone Power He does little more than adopt that of the Spanish picaroon romance of the 16th and 17th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4\|Various I stopped 'em back there a ways with my picaroon, when they sung out, an' they walked down here on the side planks. The Spinner's Book of Fiction\|Various British Dictionary definitions for picaroon picaroon pickaroon / (ˌpɪkəˈruːn) / noun archaic an adventurer or rogue Word Origin for picaroon C17: from Spanish picarón, from pícaro Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to picaroon adventurer, buccaneer, knave, rogue, freebooter
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picaroon

or pick·a·roon

noun

verb (used without object)

Origin of picaroon

Words nearby picaroon

Example sentences from the Web for picaroon

British Dictionary definitions for picaroon

pickaroon

noun

Word Origin for picaroon

Words related to picaroon