English
Noun
wikipedia
en-noun
- nautical A privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo.
- An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship.
Translations
trans-top|A privately owned warship
Finnish: kaapparilaiva
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Italian: nave corsara f
Portuguese: navio corsário m
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trans-top|An officer or crew of a privateer ship
Finnish: merirosvo, kaappari
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Italian: corsaro m
Portuguese: corsário m
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Verb
en-verb
- To function under official sanction permitting attacks on enemy shipping and seizing ship and cargo; to engage in government-sponsored piracy.
See also
letter of marque
Category:Warships
io:privateer
te:privateer
vi:privateer
zh:privateer
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