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Buccaneer (disambiguation)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ440190 ↗
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A buccaneer is a type of pirate.

(The) Buccaneer(s) may also refer to:

Aviation

Advanced Aeromarine Buccaneer, a one or two seat, ultra-light amphibious aircraft

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

Brewster SB2A Buccaneer, a US close support aircraft

Lake Buccaneer, a four-seat amphibious aircraft

Menasco Buccaneer, a 1930s–40s aero engine

Books

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

The Buccaneers, 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 by Edith Wharton

The Buccaneers (2023 TV series), a 2023 British period drama television series

Sports

Buccaneer (mascot), the 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates baseball mascot

Buccaneers RFC, a rugby union team based in Athlone, Co.

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The public source identifies “Buccaneer (disambiguation)” as wikimedia disambiguation page. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Buccaneer, disambiguation and Wikimedia.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1962, 1994, 1979, 1997—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Buccaneer, disambiguation and Wikimedia providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Buccaneer (disambiguation)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.