About The Word Privateer
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Privateer
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What's The Definition Of Privateer?
[n] a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
[n] an officer or crew member of a privateer Synonyms | Synonyms for Privateer: privateersman Related Terms | Find terms related to Privateer: See Also | combat ship | crew member | crewman | Hawkins | Hawkyns | officer | ship's officer | Sir John Hawkins | Sir John Hawkyns | war vessel | warship Privateer In Webster's Dictionary \Pri`va*teer"\, n. [From {Private}.]
1. An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the
sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See {Letters
of marque}, under {Marque}.
2. The commander of a privateer.
Kidd soon threw off the character of a privateer and
became a pirate. --Macaulay.
\Pri`va*teer"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Privateered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Privateering}.] To cruise in a privateer. |
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