What does "privateer" mean?
Privateer: The commander of a privateer. Kidd soon threw off the character of a privateer and became a pirate. Macaulay.
Additional senses
- 2.To cruise in a privateer.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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