marooner
/məˈruːnə
/noun rare
A pirate.The Marooners who escaped carried their wanton ravages to other parts of the world....
- There was hardly a creek or stream or point of land along our coast where fabulous treasures were not said to have been hidden by this worthy marooner.
- Jones gave a long story to the High Court of the Admiralty in 1723 that explained how he eventually came to be a marooner.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from the practice by pirates of marooning their victims on a desert island.