privateer

1. (історичне)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

2. (історичне)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

3. An advocate or beneficiary of privatization of a government service or activity.

4. (Австралія, Канада, США)A private individual entrant into a race or competition who does not have the backing of a large, professional team.

5. A racing team that is not a subsidiary of a large conglomerate, or automotive or vehicle manufacturer.

1. A privateer is not a pirate.

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2. Pirates, buccaneers and privateers are not synonyms.

   dePiraten, Seeräuber und Freibeuter sind keine Synonyme.

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