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Meaning of 'privateer' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.
- The commander of a privateer.
2 . Privateer [ v. i.]
- To cruise in a privateer.

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