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Pronunciation : Pri`va*teer" n.
Etymology : [From Private.]
Definition : 1. An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See Letters of marque, under Marque.

2. The commander of a privateer. Kidd soon threw off the character of a privateer and became a pirate. Macaulay.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pri`va*teer"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cruise in a privateer.

i. [imp. & p. p. Privateered; p. pr. & vb. n. Privateering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913