Privateers
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vəˈtɪər noun
1.
an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.
verb (used without object)
3.
to cruise as a privateer.
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| —n | |
| 1. | an armed, privately owned vessel commissioned for war service by a government |
| 2. | Also called: privateersman a commander or member of the crew of a privateer |
| —vb | |
| 3. | a competitor, esp in motor racing, who is privately financed rather than sponsored by a manufacturer |
| 4. | (intr) to serve as a privateer |
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Word Origin & History
privateer
1664, originally private man of war (1646), from private, probably modeled on volunteer, buccaneer.
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Example sentences
But many crews of privateers returned home with little to show for their efforts.
Check out the artifacts from real pirates and privateers of the high seas.
However, the privateers reckon that these are outweighed by managerial complacency.
So dear is the need for health care, that the privateers who furnish insurance have thriving businesses.
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