Bartholomew Roberts

Definitions of Bartholomew Roberts
  1. noun
    a Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722)
    synonyms: Roberts
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    buccaneer, pirate, sea robber, sea rover
    someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
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