Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "buccaneer" suna ne da ke nufin ɗan fashin teku, musamman wanda ya fara farautar jiragen ruwa a cikin Caribbean a cikin ƙarni na 17 da 18. Kalmar kuma tana iya nufin mutumin da ya tsunduma cikin ayyukan kasuwanci na rashin mutunci ko rashin kulawa. A matsayin fi’ili, “buccaneer” na nufin aiki kamar ɗan fashin teku, shiga cikin fashin teku, ko shiga cikin ayyukan kasuwanci na rashin mutunci ko rashin kulawa.