Privateer - English meaning

Privateer – definitions in English dictionary

noun
An armed ship owned and crewed by private individuals holding a government commission and authorized for use in war, especially in the capture of merchant shipping.
Usage examples:
She was captured by a french 44-gun privateer
noun
An advocate or exponent of private enterprise.
Usage examples:
It may be instructive to compare the supposedly wasteful public sector with the supposedly lean pri…
noun
A competitor who races as a private individual rather than as a member of a team.
Usage examples:
He finished top privateer in the world championships

Privateer translation into English

Privateer: translate from English into Chinese

私掠者

Privateer: translate from English into Dutch

Kaper, Kaperschip

Privateer: translate from English into French

Corsaire

Privateer: translate from English into German

Freibeuter, Kaperschiff, Kaperer

Privateer: translate from English into Hindi

सामान्य मनुष्य का हथियारबंद जहाज़ जो शत्रु के जहाज़ों को पकड़ने, अशासकीय

Privateer: translate from English into Italian

Corsaro, Nave corsara

Privateer: translate from English into Korean

사략선, 사략선으로 행동하다

Privateer: translate from English into Russian

Частник, Капер, Капитан капера, Член экипажа капера

Privateer: translate from English into Spanish

Corsario

Word origin

mid 17th century: from private, on the pattern of volunteer .

Study English words for free

Worder is a free project where you can save words, add translations and study English words.

In order to use our service, you need a free account. You can sign in or sign up an account right now. You can use it in our application afterward.

* The project is being actively developed right now. So, not all functions are available, but we update it regularly.

Privateer – similar words

private

adjective
Belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group of people only.
Usage examples:
All bedrooms have private facilities

noun
The lowest rank in the army, below lance corporal or private first class.
Usage examples:
He enlisted in the army in 1980 and was first assigned as a young private as a supply clerk in germ…

Private - all meanings in English

My Worder

Please register or authorize in order to use all the features of our service.

Our statistic

🙏 Support our free project clicking on the ads below:

Learn English words everywhere!

All our English words and phrases are available for learning for free in our mobile application.

We also provide a browser extension which allows you to find words in our database right in your browser.

Or simply scan this code: