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PRIVATEER
privateer
(noun) a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
privateer, privateersman
(noun) an officer or crew member of a privateer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
privateer (plural privateers)
(historical) A privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo. [from 17th c.]
(historical) An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship. [from 17th c.]
• [from 17th c.]
An advocate or beneficiary of privatization of a government service or activity.
(motor racing, chiefly North America) A private individual entrant into a race or competition who does not have the backing of a large, professional team. [from 20th c.]
Verb
privateer (third-person singular simple present privateers, present participle privateering, simple past and past participle privateered)
To function under official sanction permitting attacks on enemy shipping and seizing ship and cargo; to engage in government-sponsored piracy. [from 17th c.]
To advocate or benefit from privatization of government services.
Source: Wiktionary
Pri`va*teer" n. Etym: [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.]
Definition: To cruise in a privateer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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