privateer

UK
/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪə/
US
/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪr/

Übersetzungen

privateersubstantiv
privateers
Pl.
UK
/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪə/
US
/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪr/
The privateer captured several enemy ships during the war.
Капер захватил несколько вражеских кораблей во время войны.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
privateerverb
privateered
Präteritum
privateered
Partizip Perfekt
privateering
Gerundium
UK
/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪə/
US
/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪr/
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
вести каперство
privateeradjektiv
UK
/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪə/
US
/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪr/
Used attributively before nouns to denote relation to privateers or privateering.

Definitionen

privateersubstantiv
A private person or ship authorized by a government during wartime to attack foreign vessels.
The privateer captured several enemy ships during the conflict, bringing valuable goods back to their home port.
A privately owned armed ship commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.
The privateer sailed under the nation's flag, seeking to disrupt the enemy's trade routes.
privateerverb
To engage in privateering, which is the act of attacking and capturing enemy ships during wartime under a government commission.
During the war, the captain decided to privateer, capturing several enemy vessels for profit.
privateeradjektiv
Relating to privateers or privateering; of or pertaining to privately commissioned wartime raids at sea.
The navy sought to curb privateer activity along the coastline.