privateer
/ˌpɹaɪ.vəˈtɪɚ/ verb C2- To function under official sanction permitting attacks on enemy shipping and seizing ship and cargo; to engage in government-sponsored piracy.
- To advocate or benefit from privatization of government services.
He/she/it privateers · Past privateered · Past participle privateered · -ing form privateering
Verb forms
- Base form
- privateer
- He/she/it
- privateers
- Past
- privateered
- Past participle
- privateered
- -ing form
- privateering
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