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Privateer

noun
/pɹaɪvəˈtɪə/
Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounA privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo.
2.nounAn officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship.
3.nounAn advocate or beneficiary of privatization of a government service or activity.
4.nounA private individual entrant into a race or competition who does not have the backing of a large, professional team.
5.verbTo function under official sanction permitting attacks on enemy shipping and seizing ship and cargo; to engage in government-sponsored piracy.
6.verbTo advocate or benefit from privatization of government services.

Synonyms

privateersmanarmed merchantmancorsairprivate shipletter of marqueman-of-warcommodoreshipholderboarding partyguard shippurveyorwafter
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