privateer
noun
pri·va·teer
ˌprī-və-ˈtir 
: an armed private ship licensed to attack enemy shipping
also
: a sailor on such a ship
privateer
intransitive verb
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That victory marked the only time a Prancing Horse entered by a privateer, in this case Luigi Chinetti’s North American Racing Team, took top honors at Circuit de la Sarthe’s iconic race.
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2025
Often, her passengers walk through a world where privateers and pirates are closer to their cabins than to Neverland.
—Joe Sills, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
In 1619, the English privateer ship the White Lion docked at Point Comfort in what is now Hampton.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
But near the end of Washington’s presidency, French privateers began seizing neutral American ships carrying goods across the Atlantic Ocean.
—Lindsay M. Chervinsky / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2025
Often, her passengers walk through a world where privateers and pirates are closer to their cabins than to Neverland.
—Joe Sills, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
In 1619, the English privateer ship the White Lion docked at Point Comfort in what is now Hampton.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
But near the end of Washington’s presidency, French privateers began seizing neutral American ships carrying goods across the Atlantic Ocean.
—Lindsay M. Chervinsky / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for privateer
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“Privateer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/privateer. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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