Meaning of PRIVATEER
| Pronunciation: | | `prIvu'teeur
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- [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
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| | See Also: | | combat ship, crew member, crewman, Hawkins, Hawkyns, officer, ship's officer, Sir John Hawkins, Sir John Hawkyns, war vessel, warship | |
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\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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