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Definitions
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;"”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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