mooncusser
English
noun
Definitions
- (uncommon) A land-based pirate who, on dark nights along dangerous coasts, would demolish any legitimate lighthouses or beacons, erect a decoy signal fire in a different, deliberately misleading location, and then, after having induced a shipwreck, subdue any survivors and plunder the wreckage for valuables.
Etymology
Compound from English moon + English cusser.
Origin
English
cusser
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cuss English
- cusser English
- exomoon English
- half-moon English
- honeymoon English
- month English
- moon English
- moon bear English
- moon bounce English
- moon cricket English
- moon rune English
- moon-blind English
- moon-eyed English
- moon-face English
- moonball English
- moonbase English
- moonbat English
- moonbath English
- moonbathe English
- moonbeam English
- moonbear English
- moonblind English
- moonblink English
- moonblood English
- moonbounce English
- moonbow English
- moonburn English
- mooncake English
- mooncalf English
- moonchild English
- moondial English
- moondust English
- mooned English
- mooner English
- moonery English
- moonet English
- mooneye English
- moonfish English
- moonflower English
- moonful English
- moongate English
- moongazing English
- moonglade English
- moonglow English
- moonhood English
- moonish English
- moonless English
- moonlet English
- moonlight English
- moonlike English
- moonling English
- moonlit English
- moonly English
- moonmoon English
- moonnaut English
- moonphase English
- moonpool English
- moonport English
- moonquake English
- moonraker English
- moonrat English
- moonrise English
- moonrock English
- moonroof English
- moonrunes English
- moonsail English
- moonsault English
- moonscape English
- moonscreen English
- moonseed English
- moonset English
- moonshine English
- moonsickle English
- moonspeak English
- moonstomp English
- moonstone English
- moonstricken English
- moonstruck English
- moontime English
- moonwake English
- moonward English
- moonwashed English
- moonwise English
- moonwort English
- moony English
- new moon English
- sub-moon English
- submoon English
- supermoon English
- waning moon English
- waxing moon English
- moona Swedish
- ムーン Japanese
- mone Middle English
- mun Tok Pisin
- mun Sranan Tongo
- mun Torres Strait Creole
- moon
- cuss
- moony
- month
- mooner
- mooned
- moonly
- moonet
- cusser
- moonery
- moonbat
- moonish
- submoon
- moonful
- exomoon
- moonlit
- moonrat
- moonset
- mooneye
- moonbow
- moonlet
- new moon
- moonrock
- moonseed
- moonlike
- moonbeam
- moontime
- moonrise
- moondust
- moonbear
- sub-moon
- mooncalf
- moonfish
- moonpool
- mooncake
- moongate
- moonmoon
- moonroof
- moonbase
- moonwake
- moonling
- moonsail
- moonburn
- moonbath
- moonport
- moonless
- moonhood
- moonwort
- moonnaut
- moondial
- moonball
- moonward
- moonwise
- moonglow
- moonblind
- moonrunes
- honeymoon
- moonsault
- moonscape
- moonspeak
- moonchild
- supermoon
- moonshine
- moonglade
- moon-face
- moonstone
- moonbathe
- moonlight
- moonquake
- half-moon
- moonblink
- moonblood
- moon bear
- moon-eyed
- moonphase
- moon rune
- moonstomp
- moonraker
- moonscreen
- moonstruck
- moonsickle
- moonflower
- moonbounce
- moon-blind
- moonwashed
- moongazing
- moon bounce
- waning moon
- waxing moon
- moon cricket
- moonstricken