privateer

1. An officer or crew member of a privateer (synset 110496513)
   is a type of:

   • crew member, crewman - a member of a flight crew
   • officer, ship's officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
   specific instances: hawkins, hawkyns, sir john hawkins, sir john hawkyns - English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
   same as: privateersman
2. A privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation (synset 104012443)
   is a type of: combat ship, war vessel, warship - a government ship that is available for waging war

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