kaper

Definitions of kaper
  1. noun
    a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
    synonyms: kaperschip
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    type of:
    oorlogsbodem, oorlogsschip
    a government ship that is available for waging war
  2. noun
    an officer or crew member of a privateer
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    type of:
    bemanningslid, opvarende, schepeling
    a member of a flight crew
    officier, scheepsofficier
    a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
  3. noun
    someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
    synonyms: boekanier, piraat, vrijbuiter, zeerover, zeeschuimer
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    type of:
    boekanier, overvaller, raider, rover
    someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
  4. noun
    someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
    synonyms: letterdief, piraat, plagiaris, plagiator, vrijbuiter, zeerover, zeeschuimer
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