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Pirates are the sea-faring marauders that reek havoc on merchants, navies, and unsuspecting maritime villages. Endlessly creative in their nastiness and debauchery, pirates strike fear into all who see their flags a-comin’…
Pirate Descriptions
- pirate, coursair, privateer, mutineer,
- bandit, cavalier, swashbuckler, brigand, thief, robber, hijacker, rogue,
- scoundrel, scallywag, scurvy dog,
- hired gun, hired hand, mercenary, sellsword,
- deckhand, ensign, captain, mate, quartermaster, boatswain (bosun), swabbie, cabin boy, powder monkey, carpenter, sailing master, navigator,
- slave, impressed sailor, indentured servant,
- maimed, scarred, pocked, burned, blistered,
- missing limbs and digits, cut, bruised battered, weathered, worn,
- bearded, hairy,
- dirty, scummy, fetid, stinky, rough,
- fearsome, frightening, imposing, nasty, evil, dastardly,
- fierce, violent, berserk, crazy, mad, angry, vengeful, wild,
- indiscriminately ruthless,
- dishonorable, untrustworthy, devious,
- determined, persistent, driven, hardcore,
Pirate Stuff
- caravel, frigate, man-o-war, galleon, skiff, boat, ship, pirate ship,
- flag, emblem, jolly roger, skull and crossbones,
- sword, saber, cutlass, spadroon, smallsword, rapier, broadsword, dirk, knife, dagger,
- hand axe, boarding axe,
- pike, spear, boarding pike,
- bow, crossbow, hand crossbow, shortbow, repeating crossbow,
- pistol, musketoon, musket, rifle, blunderbuss, flintlock, matchlock,
- cannon, 8-pounder,
- baggy shirt, high boots, long coat, belt, tricorn hat,
- excellent cliche (or archtype) descriptions: eye patch, peg leg, hook hand, cutlass, beard,