Privateer
noun
1.
an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.
2.
privateersman.
verb (used without object)
3.
to cruise as a privateer.
noun
1.
an armed, privately owned vessel commissioned for war service by a government
2.
Also called privateersman. a commander or member of the crew of a privateer
verb
3.
a competitor, esp in motor racing, who is privately financed rather than sponsored by a manufacturer
4.
(intransitive) to serve as a privateer
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