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privateersman
DEFINITIONS OF:
privateersman
1
n
an officer or crew member of a privateer
Synonyms:
privateer
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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