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Noun: privateer  `prI-vu'tir [N. Amer], `prI-vu'ti-u(r) [Brit]
  1. An officer or crew member of a privateer
    - privateersman
     
  2. A privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation

Derived forms: privateers

Type of: combat ship, crew member, crewman, officer, ship's officer, war vessel, warship

Encyclopedia: Privateer Privateer, SC Privateer, South Carolina

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