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单词 privateer
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privateer in British English

(ˌpraɪvəˈtɪə)
noun
1. 
an armed, privately owned vessel commissioned for war service by a government
2.  Also called: privateersman
a commander or member of the crew of a privateer
3. 
a competitor, esp in motor racing, who is privately financed rather than sponsored by a manufacturer
verb (intransitive)
4. 
to serve as a privateer

privateer in American English

(ˌpraɪvəˈtɪr)
noun
1. 
a privately owned and manned armed ship commissioned by a government in a war toattack and capture enemy ships, esp. merchant ships
2. 
a commander or crew member of a privateer
: also ; US ˌprivaˈteersman (ˌpraɪvəˈtɪrzmən) Word forms: plural ˌprivaˈteersmen (ˌpraɪvətɪrmən)
verb intransitive
3. 
to sail as a privateer
Word origin
< private + -eer

Examples of 'privateer' in a sentence
privateer

`Well, of course there's the French privateer de Bouchard," said Jupe.
Arden, William THE MYSTERY OF THE PURPLE PIRATE (2002)
The privateer captains could not have guessed that the most precious plunder of all was perched on their shoulder.
Tony Juniper SPIX'S MACAW: THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD'S RAREST BIRD (2002)
The French privateer Hippolyte de Bouchard, and his henchman, William Evans, who returned much later as the Purple Pirate!
Arden, William THE MYSTERY OF THE PURPLE PIRATE (2002)
The catch was to be the richest prize taken by a privateer for several decades.
Cussler, Clive INCA GOLD (2002)
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