buccaneer Buccaneers were a kind of privateer or free sailors, and pirates particular to the Caribbean Sea during the 17th and 18th centuries. First established on northern Hispaniola as early as 1625, their heyday was from the Restoration in 1660 u ...

is a type of pirate. (The) Buccaneer(s) may also refer to:

Aviation

Advanced Aeromarine Buccaneer The Buccaneer (also known in some of its many incarnations as the Mallard) is a one- or two-seat ultralight high-wing amphibious flying boat of pusher configuration marketed as a kit aircraft. The aircraft was manufactured by a number of U.S. ...

, a one or two seat, ultra-light amphibious aircraft *

Blackburn Buccaneer The Blackburn Buccaneer is a British aircraft carrier, carrier-capable attack aircraft designed in the 1950s for the Royal Navy (RN). Designed and initially produced by Blackburn Aircraft at Brough Aerodrome, Brough, it was later officially k ...

, a British-built strike aircraft, in service from 1962 to 1994 *

Brewster SB2A Buccaneer The Brewster SB2A Buccaneer (Brewster Model 340), also known as the Brewster Bermuda, is a single-engined mid-wing monoplane scout bomber aircraft built by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation for the United States Navy between 1942 and 1944. ...

, a US close support aircraft *

Lake Buccaneer The Lake Buccaneer is an American four-seat, light amphibious aircraft derived from the Colonial C-2 Skimmer, itself a development of the three-seat Colonial C-1 Skimmer. Development The Colonial Aircraft of Sanford, Maine developed the C-2 ...

, a four-seat amphibious aircraft *

Menasco Buccaneer The Menasco Buccaneer was a series of popular six-cylinder, air-cooled, in-line, inverted, aero-engines that were manufactured by Menasco Motors Company for light general aviation and sport aircraft during the 1930s and 1940s. The six-cylinde ...

, a 1930s-40s aero engine

Books

* ''Buccaneers'' (series), a children's book series written by Sheila K. McCullagh * ''

The Buccaneers ''The Buccaneers'' is the last novel written by Edith Wharton. The story is set in the 1870s, around the time Wharton was a young girl. It was unfinished work, unfinished at the time of her death in 1937 and published in that form in 1938. Whar ...

'', a novel by Edith Wharton

Entertainment

* ''Buccaneer'' (board game), published by Waddingtons * ''Buccaneer'' (role-playing game), a 1979 role-playing game * ''Buccaneer'' (video game), a 1997 video game from Strategic Simulations. * ''The Buccaneers'' (film), a 1924 film * ''The Buccaneer'' (film), a 1938 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille * ''The Buccaneers'' (1956 TV series), a 1956 television series made by ITC Entertainment * ''The Buccaneer'' (film), a 1958 film directed by Anthony Quinn * ''Buccaneer'' (TV series), a BBC television series from 1980 * ''The Buccaneers'', a 1995 BBC television mini-series from 1993, based on the novel of

same name ''Same Name'' is an American reality television series in which an average person swaps lives with a celebrity of the same first and last name. It premiered on July 24, 2011 on CBS. The series received low ratings, and CBS pulled it after four-ep ...

by Edith Wharton * ''The Buccaneers'' (2023 TV series), a 2023 British period drama television series

Sports

Buccaneer (mascot) The Buccaneer was a secondary mascot used by the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball club during their 1995 season. While the team's primary mascot, the Pirate Parrot, wore an elaborate costume with a prosthetic head and molded frame, the Buccaneer was ...

, the 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates baseball mascot *

Buccaneers RFC Buccaneers Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Athlone, Ireland. They compete in Division 2A of the All-Ireland League. The club's colours are Black and Gold. Although the club grounds are currently located in Leinster, it has alw ...

, a rugby union team based in Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland * Los Angeles Buccaneers, a former National Football League team * Reading Buccaneers Drum and Bugle Corps *

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (colloquially known as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC S ...

, an American football team *

Charleston Southern Buccaneers The Charleston Southern Buccaneers are the athletic teams that represent Charleston Southern University, located in North Charleston, South Carolina, in intercollegiate sports at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Associati ...

, sports teams of Charleston Southern University * Cape Cod Buccaneers, 1980s American ice hockey team * Blackburn Buccaneers, an English ice hockey team *

Des Moines Buccaneers The Des Moines Buccaneers are a Tier I junior ice hockey team in the United States Hockey League (USHL). The team has played in the Western Conference since the 2009–10 season. History The Buccaneers began USHL play during the 1980–81 sea ...

, an American ice hockey team * Liverpool Buccaneers, an English rugby league team * Oakland Buccaneers, an American soccer team *

Galveston Buccaneers The Galveston Buccaneers were a Minor League Baseball team that existed from 1931 to 1937. Based in Galveston, Texas, United States, they played in the Texas League. Their home ballpark was Moody Stadium. Notable players include Del Pratt, Beau B ...

, an American 1930s baseball team * Christian Brothers Buccaneers and Lady Buccaneers, sports teams of Christian Brothers University *

New Orleans Buccaneers The New Orleans Buccaneers were a charter member of the American Basketball Association. After three seasons in New Orleans, Louisiana, the franchise moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where it became the Memphis Pros, Pros, Memphis Tams, Tams, and Me ...

, American basketball team *

East Tennessee State Buccaneers and Lady Buccaneers The East Tennessee State Buccaneers are the 17 intercollegiate athletics teams that represent East Tennessee State University (ETSU), located in Johnson City, Tennessee. ETSU's teams include men and women's basketball, cross country, golf, socce ...

, sports teams of East Tennessee State University *

Bucaneros de La Guaira The Piratas de La Guaira are a professional basketball team based in Maiquetía, Vargas, Venezuela. Founded in 2008 in San Cristóbal, Táchira as the basketball section of football club Deportivo Táchira, they rellocated to Vargas state in 2010 a ...

, a Venezuelan basketball team * ''Bukaneros'', ''ultras'' (fans) of

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...

, Spanish association football team

Watercraft

* Buccaneer 200, an American keelboat design * Buccaneer 210, an American keelboat design *

Buccaneer 220 The Buccaneer 220 is an American Trailer sailer, trailerable sailboat, designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1978. The design is now out of production. Production The boat was built by Buccaneer Yachts/US Yachts, a division of Bayliner, whic ...

, an American keelboat design * Buccaneer 240, an American keelboat design * Buccaneer 245, an American keelboat design *

Buccaneer 250 The Buccaneer 250 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1978. The design is out of production. Production The boat was built by Buccaneer Yachts/ US Yachts, a division of Bayliner, which is it ...

, an American keelboat design * Buccaneer 255, an American keelboat design * Buccaneer (dinghy), a type of light sailboat * , a patrol boat of the Australian Navy * , originally named ''Buccaneer'', a United States Navy patrol vessel of World War II

Other uses

Operation Buccaneer Operation Buccaneer is an "ongoing international copyright piracy investigation and prosecution" undertaken by the United States federal government. It was part of a crackdown divided into three parts: Operation Bandwidth, Operation Buccaneer and ...

, an American government copyright anti-piracy project * Buccaneer (musician) (Andrew Bradford; born 1974), Jamaican dancehall musician {{disambiguation