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privateer

DEFINITIONS OF: privateer

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n a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation

Type of:
combat ship, war vessel, warship
a government ship that is available for waging war

n an officer or crew member of a privateer

Synonyms:
privateersman
Examples:
Sir John Hawkins
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
Type of:
crew member, crewman
a member of a flight crew
officer, ship's officer
a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
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