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privateer

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Noun

a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation

an officer or crew member of a privateer

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "privateer":
privateer profiteer
Words contain "privateer":
privateer privateersman
Words contain "privateer" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
privateer hawkyns sir john hawkins sir john hawkyns privateersman hawkins

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