privateer
1 synonym for privateer, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A privately owned ship licensed by a government to attack and seize enemy trading vessels.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
privateersman
Etymology
Formed from private and -eer, probably modelled on volunteer, and shortened from the original term "Private Man-of-war".
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