Found 3 items, similar to privateer.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: private pribadi
English → English (WordNet) Definition: privateer privateer n 1: an officer or crew member of a privateer [syn: privateersman] 2: a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
English → English (gcide) Definition: Privateer Privateer \Pri`va*teer"\ (pr[imac]`v[.a]*t[=e]r"), n. [From Private.] 1. An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See Letters of marque , under Marque. [1913 Webster] 2. The commander of a privateer. [1913 Webster] Kidd soon threw off the character of a privateer and became a pirate. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Privateer \Pri`va*teer"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Privateered (pr[imac]`v[.a]*t[=e]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Privateering.] To cruise in a privateer. [1913 Webster]