What is the meaning of Privateer?

  • (v.i.) To cruise in a privateer.
  • (n.) The commander of a privateer.
  • (n.) An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See Letters of marque, under Marque.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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MLAWebster's. "privateer" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/privateer/definitions/2049328>
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