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Rareprivateers
The correct spelling is privateers.
How to pronounce privateers
noun
Say it like: Pri-vat-eer-s
The correct spelling is privateers. A privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo.
- 2.An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship.
- 3.An advocate or beneficiary of privatization of a government service or activity.
- 4.A private individual entrant into a race or competition who does not have the backing of a large, professional team.
verb
- 1.To function under official sanction permitting attacks on enemy shipping and seizing ship and cargo; to engage in government-sponsored piracy.
- 2.To advocate or benefit from privatization of government services.
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