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privateer

/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪə/

/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪr/

Translations

privateernoun

privateers

/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪə/

/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪr/

The privateer captured several enemy ships during the war.

Капер захватил несколько вражеских кораблей во время войны.

Additional translations

Synonyms

privateerverb

privateered

Past Simple

privateered

Past Participle

privateering

Gerund

/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪə/

/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪr/

Additional translations

вести каперство

privateeradjective

/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪə/

/ˌpraɪ.vəˈtɪr/

Used attributively before nouns to denote relation to privateers or privateering.

privateernoun

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.

privateeradjective

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.