kaappari — meaning in English

English meaning

• privateer noun A privately owned ship licensed by a government to attack and seize enemy trading vessels.
• raider noun A person or group that carries out a raid.

Senses

kaappari is used for these senses in English:

• privateer (historical) An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship; a government-sanctioned pirate. [from 17th c.]
• raider One who engages in a raid; a plunderer.

privateer — full definition

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.
4. noun A competitor who enters a race or contest independently, without the support of a major team.

raider — full definition

1. noun A person or group that carries out a raid.
2. noun An investor who buys up a large stake in a company in an attempt to take it over against the wishes of its management.

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