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privateer

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˌpɹaɪ.vəˈtɪə/Part of speech nounSorted aeeiprrtvStarts with PEnds with R0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From private + -eer probably after volunteer, shortened from the original term "Private Man-of-war".

Used in a sentence

  • Kidd soon threw off the character of a privateer and became a pirate.
  • 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.
  • Privateers, such as Osborne and Gaebler, promise that good competition will not become bad — will not become cutthroat competition — if good competition is "carefully structured and managed;"

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