(in the past) a sailor who attacked ships at sea and stole from them （旧时）海盗 the legendary buccaneers of the Caribbean 加勒比海传奇的海盗
(especially in business 尤指商业 a person who achieves success in a way that shows skill but that is not always honest 投机取巧者 the new breed of corporate buccaneers 新型企业海盗
Word Originmid 17th cent. (originally denoting European hunters in the Caribbean): from French boucanier, from boucan ‘a frame on which to cook or cure meat’, from Tupi-Guarani mukem.