privateer
A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant…A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo.
» A privateer is not a pirate.
Значение
значений: 5(историческое)A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo.
Kaperschiff
ка́перkáper, корса́рkorsár, привати́рprivatír
a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
(историческое)An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship; a government-sanctioned pirate.
Freibeuter
корсарkorsar
an officer or crew member of a privateer
An advocate or beneficiary of privatization of a government service or activity.
(Австралия, Канада, США)A private individual entrant into a race or competition who does not have the backing of a large, professional team.
A racing team that is not a subsidiary of a large conglomerate, or automotive or vehicle manufacturer.
Примеры
предложений: 2A privateer is not a pirate.
Pirates, buccaneers and privateers are not synonyms.
dePiraten, Seeräuber und Freibeuter sind keine Synonyme.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 1
По значениям 1
По значениям 2
Происхождение
From private + -eer probably after volunteer, shortened from the original term "private maFrom private + -eer probably after volunteer, shortened from the original term "private man-of-war".
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Формы
мн. число: privateers| Ед. число | privateer |
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правильный
Синонимы
синонимов: 1- an officer or crew member of a privateer:privateersman