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privateer    
n. 私有武装船,私掠船

私有武装船,私掠船

privateer
n 1: an officer or crew member of a privateer [synonym: {privateer},
{privateersman}]
2: a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the
commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation

Privateer \Pri`va*teer"\ (pr[imac]`v[.a]*t[=e]r"), n. [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}.
[1913 Webster]

2. The commander of a privateer.
[1913 Webster]

Kidd soon threw off the character of a privateer and
became a pirate. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]


Privateer \Pri`va*teer"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Privateered}
(pr[imac]`v[.a]*t[=e]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Privateering}.]
To cruise in a privateer.
[1913 Webster]

54 Moby Thesaurus words for "privateer":
AB, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Blackbeard, Captain Hook,
Captain Kidd, Dylan, Flying Dutchman, Henry Morgan, Jean Lafitte,
Neptune, OD, Poseidon, Varuna, able seaman, able-bodied seaman,
air pirate, airplane hijacker, bluejacket, buccaneer, corsair,
deep-sea man, fair-weather sailor, fisherman, freeboot, hearty,
jack, jack afloat, jack-tar, jacky, limey, lobsterman, mariner,
matelot, navigator, picaroon, pirate, rover, sailor, salt, sea dog,
sea king, sea rover, seafarer, seafaring man, seaman, shipman,
skyjacker, tar, viking, water dog, whaler, windjammer,
windsailor

PRIVATEER war. A vessel owned by one or by a society of private individuals,
armed and equipped at his or their expense, for the purpose of carrying on a
maritime war, by the authority of one of the belligerent parties.
2. For the purpose of encouraging the owners of private armed vessels,
they are usually allowed to appropriate to themselves the property they
capture, or, at least, a large proportion of it. 1 Kent, Com. 96; Posh. du
Dr. de Propr. n. 90 et seq. See 2 Dall. 36; 3 Dall. 334; 4 Cranch, 2; 1
Wheat. 46; 3 Wheat. 546; 2 Gall. R. 19; Id. 526; 1 Mason, R. 365 3 Wash. C.
C. R. 209 2 Gall. R. 56; 5 Wheat. 338; Mann. Com. 1.16.


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  • Privateer - Wikipedia
    A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in commerce raiding under a commission of war [1] Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms A sovereign or delegated authority issued commissions, also referred to as letters of marque, during wartime The commission empowered the holder to carry on all
  • Pirates, Privateers, Corsairs, Buccaneers: What’s the Difference?
    A privateer was a pirate with papers As the name suggests, privateers were private individuals commissioned by governments to carry out quasi-military activities They would sail in privately owned armed ships, robbing merchant vessels and pillaging settlements belonging to a rival country
  • PRIVATEER Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of PRIVATEER is an armed private ship licensed to attack enemy shipping; also : a sailor on such a ship
  • PRIVATEER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    PRIVATEER definition: 1 a person or ship allowed by a government to attack and steal from ships at sea, especially in… Learn more
  • PRIVATEER Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    PRIVATEER definition: an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships See examples of privateer used in a sentence
  • Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer - Wikipedia
    The Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer is an American World War II and Korean War era patrol bomber of the United States Navy derived from the Consolidated B-24 Liberator The Navy had been using B-24s with only minor modifications as the PB4Y-1 Liberator, and along with maritime patrol Liberators used by RAF Coastal Command, this type of patrol plane was proven successful A fully navalized design
  • Privateer - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    Long ago, a privately-owned ship used during wartime was known as a privateer Often the captain and crew of such a ship were also called privateers
  • Privateer | Definition History | Britannica
    Privateer, privately owned armed vessel commissioned by a belligerent state to attack enemy ships, usually vessels of commerce Privateering was carried on by all nations from the earliest times until the 19th century It was often difficult to distinguish between privateers, pirates, corsairs, and buccaneers
  • PRIVATEER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
    PRIVATEER meaning: 1 a person or ship allowed by a government to attack and steal from ships at sea, especially in… Learn more
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