привати́р — meaning in English
privatir
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English meaning
- privateer noun A privately owned ship licensed by a government to attack and seize enemy trading vessels.
Senses
привати́р is used for these senses in English:
- letter of marque (nautical, historical) A ship that has been armed for such a task.
- privateer (historical) A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo. [from 17th 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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