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1. (n.) privateer
a privately owned ship commissioned to fight or harass enemy ships.
2. privateer
the captain or a crew member of such a vessel.
Etymology: (1640–50)
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| Definition of 'privateer' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) privateer, privateersman
an officer or crew member of a privateer
2. (noun) privateer
a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) privateer
an armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See Letters of marque, under Marque
2. (noun) privateer
the commander of a privateer
3. (verb) privateer
to cruise in a privateer
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. privateer
a private vessel licensed by Government under a letter of marque to seize and plunder the ships of an enemy, otherwise an act of the kind is treated as piracy.
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