privateer

pri·va·teer  (prv-tîr)

n.

1. A ship privately owned and crewed but authorized by a government during wartime to attack and capture enemy vessels.

2. The commander or one of the crew of such a ship.

intr.v. pri·va·teered, pri·va·teer·ing, pri·va·teers

To sail as a privateer.

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privateer [ˌpraɪvəˈtɪə]

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) an armed, privately owned vessel commissioned for war service by a government

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Also called privateersman a commander or member of the crew of a privateer

vb

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Motor Racing) a competitor, esp in motor racing, who is privately financed rather than sponsored by a manufacturer

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (intr) to serve as a privateer

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	privateer - an officer or crew member of a privateer privateersman crew member, crewman - a member of a flight crew ship's officer, officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
	2.	privateer - a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation combat ship, war vessel, warship - a government ship that is available for waging war

Translations

privateer [ˌpraɪvəˈtɪəʳ] N → corsario m

privateer

n (= ship) → Freibeuter m, → Kaperschiff nt; (= crew member) → Freibeuter m, → Kaperer m