PRIVATEER


Meaning of PRIVATEER in English

/ ˌpraɪvəˈtɪə(r); NAmE -ˈtɪr/ noun

a ship used in the past for attacking and stealing from other ships

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from private , on the pattern of volunteer .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.