- 1. n. An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See Letters of marque, under Marque. Source: opted
- 2. n. The commander of a privateer. Source: opted
- 3. v. i. To cruise in a privateer. Source: opted
- 4. n. an officer or crew member of a privateer Source: wordnet
- 5. n. a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation Source: wordnet
- 6. 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. To cruise in a privateer. Source: webster
- 7. n:100 n. an officer or crew member of a privateer n. a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation Source: ecdict
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