Privateer definition
The commander or one of the crew of such a ship.
noun
A privately owned and manned armed ship commissioned by a government in a war to attack and capture enemy ships, esp. merchant ships.
noun
A commander or crew member of a privateer.
noun
To sail as a privateer.
verb
A ship privately owned and crewed but authorized by a government during wartime to attack and capture enemy vessels.
noun
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To sail as a privateer.
verb
(motor racing) A private individual entrant into a race or competition who does not have the backing of a large, professional team.
noun
To function under official sanction permitting attacks on enemy shipping and seizing ship and cargo; to engage in government-sponsored piracy.
verb
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