1. (noun)private, buck private, common soldier an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"
2. (adj)private confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"
3. (adj)private concerning things deeply private and personal "private correspondence"; "private family matters"
4. (adj)individual(a), private concerning one person exclusively
"we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath"
5. (adj)secret, private not expressed
"secret (or private) thoughts"
Definition of 'private'
