yksityiskuski — meaning in English
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English meaning
- privateer noun A privately owned ship licensed by a government to attack and seize enemy trading vessels.
Senses
yksityiskuski is used for these senses in English:
- privateer (motor racing, chiefly, _, North America, Australia) A private individual entrant into a race or competition who does not have the backing of a large, professional team. [from 20th c.]
privateer — full definition
- noun A privately owned ship licensed by a government to attack and seize enemy trading vessels.
- noun A crew member of such a ship, acting as a pirate with official approval.
- noun A person who supports, or gains from, moving a public service into private hands.
- noun A competitor who enters a race or contest independently, without the support of a major team.
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