PRIVATEER


Meaning of PRIVATEER in English

/pruy'veuh tear"/ , n.

1. an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.

2. privateersman.

v.i.

3. to cruise as a privateer.

[ 1640-50; PRIVATE + -EER, modeled on volunteer ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .