pri·va·teer (prī'və-tîr')
n.

1. A ship privately owned and crewed but authorized by a government during wartime to attack and capture enemy vessels.
2. The commander or one of the crew of such a ship.

intr.v., -teered, -teer·ing, -teers.
To sail as a privateer.

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