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They're still called pirates. Sure there are the Somali Pirates but those are just where the pirates are from.
They don't only occur in Somalia, Nigeria, Taiwan, China anywhere there is a poor country with a coastline you will find pirates. however modern pirates come armed not with cutlasses but with rocket launchers and AK74's, and they're not after the ship or cargo, they're after the crew.
Unfortunately Merchant vessels are not permitted to be armed (At least British registered ones aren't.
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∙ 9y agoAnother name for buccaneer is pirate. Whether one was called a pirate or a buccaneer depended on which sea they traveled.
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∙ 13y agoA scallywag or a buccaneer.
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∙ 11y agoSleazy
Sneaky
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Ignorant
Rotten
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Ragged
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∙ 13y agobuccaneer, freebooter, marauder, raider, sea rover
CORSAIR
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∙ 13y agofreebooter, marauder, raider, privateer, buccaneer, corsair
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∙ 13y agoBuccaneer.Corsair.
Sea-rover.
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ship
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name a good gift for a pirate?
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