English-Latvian translations for privateer
Definition of privateer
- A privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo.
- An advocate or beneficiary of privatization of a government service or activity
- A private individual entrant into a race or competition who does not have the backing of a large, professional team.
- To function under official sanction permitting attacks on enemy shipping and seizing ship and cargo; to engage in government-sponsored piracy.
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