'Privateer' definitions:
Definition of 'privateer'
(from WordNet)
noun
An officer or crew member of a privateer [syn: privateer, privateersman]
noun
A privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
Definition of 'Privateer'
From: GCIDE
- Privateer \Pri`va*teer"\ (pr[imac]`v[.a]*t[=e]r"), n. [From Private.]
- 1. An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See {Letters of marque}, under Marque. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The commander of a privateer. [1913 Webster]
- Kidd soon threw off the character of a privateer and became a pirate. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Privateer'
From: GCIDE
- Privateer \Pri`va*teer"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Privateered (pr[imac]`v[.a]*t[=e]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Privateering.] To cruise in a privateer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'privateer'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- AB,
- able seaman,
- able-bodied seaman,
- air pirate,
- airplane hijacker,
- Ancient Mariner,
- Argonaut,
- Blackbeard,
- bluejacket,
- buccaneer,
- Captain Hook,
- Captain Kidd,
- corsair,
- deep-sea man,
- Dylan,
- fair-weather sailor,
- fisherman,
- Flying Dutchman,
- freeboot,
- hearty,
- Henry Morgan,
- jack,
- jack afloat,
- jack-tar,
- jacky,
- Jean Lafitte,
- limey,
- lobsterman,
- mariner,
- matelot,
- navigator,
- Neptune,
- OD,
- picaroon,
- pirate,
- Poseidon,
- rover,
- sailor,
- salt,
- sea dog,
- sea king,
- sea rover,
- seafarer,
- seafaring man,
- seaman,
- shipman,
- skyjacker,
- tar,
- Varuna,
- viking,
- water dog,
- whaler,
- windjammer,
- windsailor
Privateer, SC -- U.S. Census Designated Place in South Carolina
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Privateer, SC -- U.S. Census Designated Place in South Carolina
Population (2000) :
2118
Housing Units (2000) :
797
Land area (2000) :
8.178530 sq. miles (21.182295 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.060744 sq. miles (0.157325 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
8.239274 sq. miles (21.339620 sq. km)
FIPS code :
58570
Located within :
South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location :
33.819630 N, 80.393205 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Words containing 'Privateer'
- In private,
- Private,
- Privateered,
- Privateering,
- Privately,
- Privateness,
- Privation,
- Privative,
- Privatively,
- Privativeness,
- privates,
- privatization,
- privatize,
- Private act,
- Private nuisance,
- Private soldier,
- Private statute,
- Private way,
- Privateer, SC,
- alpha privative,
- buck private,
- private citizen,
- private corporation,
- private corporations,
- private detective,
- private enterprise,
- private eye,
- private foundation,
- private instructor,
- private investigator,
- private law,
- private line,
- private parts,
- private practice,
- private property,
- private road,
- private school,
- private treaty,
- privative term,
- Private international law,
- private security force,
- private-enterprise,
- privately held corporation