Privateer

/ˌpɹaɪ.vəˈtɪɚ/

Synonyms for "privateer" (75 found)

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Closest matches (15)

abable seamanable-bodied seamanair pirateairplane hijackerancient marinerargonautblackbeardbluejacketbuccaneercaptain hookcaptain kidd
Noun(3 words)
authorizecommissioncommissioned raider

Strong matches (23)

corsaircruiserdeep-sea mandylanfair-weather sailorfishermanflying dutchmanfreebootheartyhenry morganjackjack afloatjack-tarjackyjean lafittelimeylobstermanmarinermatelot
Noun(4 words)
corsairsletters of marque shiplicenselicensed raider

Related words (37)

Noun(10 words)
permitpillageplunderprivate armed shipprivateer shipprivateering captainprivateering operatorprivateersprivateersmanraid

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

14 entries
armed vesselauthorizationcombat shipcrew membermilitary actionmilitary vesselnaval officernaval warfareofficerpermissionraidership's officerwar vesselwarship

More specific

9 entries
commerce raidingletter of marqueprivateer brigprivateer captainprivateer commanderprivateer frigateprivateer schoonerprivateering licenseship raid

Collocations

10 entries
armed privateerletter of marqueletters of marquenaval privateeringprivateer crewprivateer raidprivateering licenseprivateering operationprivateering shipstate privateering

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The privateer is a licensed, the pirate an unlicensed, plunderer; but plunder, not patriotism, being, as a rule, the motive of the former, it is not perhaps surprising that, failing legitimate prey, he has sometimes adopted, to a great extent, the tactics of the latter.

Source: tatoeba (10797998)

Greetings, privateer.

Source: tatoeba (11510888)

Kidd soon threw off the character of a privateer and became a pirate.

Source: wiktionary

This is a major victory, not only for CUPW because it will deter profit-hungry privateers from taking work away from CUPW members, but also because it gives union protection to those employed by the privateers.

Source: wiktionary

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