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privateer in Bulgarian

privateer in Bulgarian is капер — privateer means a privately owned ship licensed by a government to attack and seize enemy trading vessels.

privateer in Bulgarian

капер
noun
Pronounced: kaper

What does "privateer" mean?

  1. noun A privately owned ship licensed by a government to attack and seize enemy trading vessels.
  2. noun A crew member of such a ship, acting as a pirate with official approval.
  3. noun A person who supports, or gains from, moving a public service into private hands.
    "Privatization advocates, or “privateers,” peddle the simple message that privatization is always good."
  4. noun A competitor who enters a race or contest independently, without the support of a major team.
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privateer in a sentence

  • Privatization advocates, or “privateers,” peddle the simple message that privatization is always good.
  • Privateers, such as Osborne and Gaebler, promise that good competition will not become bad — will not become cutthroat competition — if good competition is "carefully structured and managed;"

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What is "privateer" in Bulgarian?
"privateer" in Bulgarian is капер. privateer means: A privately owned ship licensed by a government to attack and seize enemy trading vessels.
How do you pronounce капер?
"privateer" in Bulgarian is капер, pronounced "kaper".
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