Noun privateer has 2 senses
  1. privateer, privateersman - an officer or crew member of a privateer
    --1 is a kind of officer, ship's officer; crewman, crew member
    --1 has particulars: Hawkins, Hawkyns, Sir John Hawkins, Sir John Hawkyns
  2. privateer - a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
    --2 is a kind of
    warship, war vessel, combat ship
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