1) Armed ship 2) Combat occupation 3) Crew member 4) Crewman 5) Early war vessel 6) Officer 7) Privateersman 8) Sea marauder 9) Sea raider 10) Sponsored pirate
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1) Corsair 2) Hawkins 3) Hawkyns 4) Privateersman
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Someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea with letters of marque from a government.
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A privately owned ship authorised by a national power (by means of a Letter of marque) to conduct hostilities against an enemy. Also called a private man of war.
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A privately owned ship authorised by a national power (by means of a Letter of marque) to conduct hostilities against an enemy. Also called a private man of war.
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A privateer or `corsair` was a private person or ship authorized by a government by letters of marque to attack foreign vessels during wartime. Privateering was a way of mobilizing armed ships and sailors without having to spend treasury resources or commit naval officers. They were of great benefit to a smaller naval power or one facing an enem.....
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[motorsport] In motorsport, a privateer is usually an entrant into a racing event that is not directly supported by an automobile manufacturer. Privateers teams are often found competing in rally and circuit racing events, and often include competitors who build and maintain their own vehicles. In previous Formula One seasons, privately own...
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a pirate for hire; someone hired by the government to pillage enemy ships and weaken their forces
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A ship bearing letters of marque (q.v.), or one of her crew, or her captain. Thus, she can only attack an enemy ship, and only in time of war, but does so as a representative of her country. A privateer is theoretically a law-abiding combatant, and entitled to be treated as an honorable prisoner if captured.
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• (v. i.) To cruise in a privateer. • (n.) The commander of a privateer. • (n.) An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See Letters of marque, under Marque.
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privately owned armed vessel commissioned by a belligerent state to attack enemy ships, usually vessels of commerce. Privateering was carried on by ... [5 related articles]
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Privately owned and armed ship commissioned by a state to attack enemy vessels. The crews of such ships were, in effect, legalized pirates; they were not paid but received a share of the spoils....
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a pirate working for a particular government (often provided with letters of marque to prove this), restricting prey to that of another unfriendly government.
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English, French or Dutch sailors allowed by their Government to attack enemy ships.
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Pri`va·teer' (prī`vȧ*tēr')
noun [ From
Private .]
1. An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See
Letters of marque , under
Marque .
2. The commander of a privateer. « Kidd s...
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Pri`va·teer' intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Privateered ;
present participle & verbal noun Privateering .] To cruise in a privateer.
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A vessel owned by one or by a society of private individuals, armed and equipped at his or their expense, for the purpose of carrying on a maritime war by the authority of one of the belligerent parties. For the purpose of encouraging the owners of private armed vessels, they are usually allowed to appropriate to themselves the property they capt.....
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A privateer is an armed ship owned and crewed by private individuals but holding a government commission authorizing its use in war, especially in the capture of merchant shipping for financial gain. In general terms, a state authorised pirate ship.
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A privately-owned ship authorised by a national power (by means of a Letter of Marque) to conduct hostilities against an enemy. Also called a private man of war.
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privateer 1. A ship privately owned and crewed but authorized by a government during wartime to attack and capture enemy vessels. 2. The commander or one of the crew of such a ship. 3. Etymology: originally 'a private man of war' (1646), from private, probably modeled on volunteer and buccaneer (someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from t...
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name given to non-military sea captain who is plundering under the authority of the Crown (letters of marque)
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noun a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
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Privately owned and armed ship commissioned by a state to attack enemy vessels. The crews of such ships were, in effect, legalized pirates; they were not paid but received a share of the spoils. Privateering existed from ancient times until the 19th century, when it was declared illegal by the Declaration of Paris in 1856
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an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships. · privateersman.
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Government-appointed pirates
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