单词 | privateer |
释义 | privateer (once / 1650 pages) n WORD FAMILY privateer: privateers USAGE EXAMPLESWilliams Baptist kept the game close for the first 30 minutes, but the Privateers pulled away over the final 10. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) Joyner Holmes and Lang added four points apiece, and the Privateers shot 1 of 11 from the field in the third quarter. Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) Northwestern shot 44 percent from the field to the Privateers’ 37 percent, including 3 for 12 from beyond the arc. Washington Times(Dec 11, 2016) 1n a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation Hyper combat ship, war vessel, warship a government ship that is available for waging war 2n an officer or crew member of a privateer Syn|Exp|Hyper privateersman Sir John Hawkins English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595) crew member, crewman a member of a flight crew officer, ship's officera person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel |
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