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Explore Privateer through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like officer or crewman. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Privateer in a sentence

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Privateer | Private | Privately | Privateers | Privateering | Privates | Privateness

Privateer meaning

  1. A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo.
  2. An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship; a government-sanctioned pirate.
  3. An advocate or beneficiary of privatization of a government service or activity.

Synonyms of Privateer

privateersman officer ship's officer crewman crew member warship war vessel combat ship

Related words

Other words often associated with Privateer or its synonyms:

ship mariner employee functionary gob jack serviceman seaman official seafarer man policeman

Using Privateer

  • The main meaning on this page is: A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo. | An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship; a government-sanctioned pirate. | An advocate or beneficiary of privatization of a government service or activity.
  • Useful related words include: privateersman, officer, ship's officer, crewman.
  • In the example corpus, privateer often appears in combinations such as: the privateer, privateer and, and privateer.

Context around Privateer

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

scottish 1× dressed 1× arch 1× further 1× pirate 1× veteran 1× 1699 1× commissioned 1× two 1×

Often after:

continued 1× margaret 1× announced 1× entries 1× john 1× william 1× teams 1× counting 1× lmp1 1× enjoyed 1×

Sentence patterns with Privateer

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

000 veteran privateer john barbarosa 1× a commissioned privateer enjoyed the 1× a pirate privateer more than 1× a scottish privateer and royal 1× and a privateer he risked 1× and two privateer brothers were 1× be a privateer and alina 1× best dressed privateer around 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a commissioned privateer 1× algeria became the 1× as a scotsman 1× as the civilian 1× cyril posthumussfn seealso 1× during the conflict 1×

Common sentence endings:

2 share vote 1× an extreme departure 1× as a slaver 1× by daniel defoe 1× charges of piracy 1× dressed privateer around 1×

Words around Privateer

Just before it in the word index:

private 17.465 privatdozent 4 privatbank 4 privatae 2 privat 4 privado 3

Just after it in the word index:

privateering 29 privateers 77 privately 1.335 privateness 3 privates 26 privatevpn 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abattoir 62 agi 62 agitations 62 agrippa 62 aimlessly 62 airfare 62

Corpus analysis for Privateer

  • In this selection, "privateer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, scottish, dressed, arch, continued, margaret and announced stand out and add context to how "privateer" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 000 veteran privateer john barbarosa and a commissioned privateer enjoyed the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "privateer" sits close to words such as abattoir, agi and agitations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with privateer

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Recognizable by his blue coat, Sturmhond takes pride in being the best-dressed privateer around. (15 words)

I had always thought of Francis Drake as a pirate (privateer) more than as a slaver. (16 words)

A commissioned privateer enjoyed the protection and was subject to the obligations of the laws of war. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Sure, 13 laps separated it from the next car given that the Toyotas are that much quicker than the privateer LMP1 teams, but the race to be classified—as Toyota painfully after their leading car broke with just ten minutes to go in 2016. (44 words)

The privateer had need for a large crew because when they captured a vessel, they would assign one of their own men to captain the “prize” ship and sail it back to Portland, while the privateer continued on in search of new vessels. (43 words)

Opposite the statue is a bright yellow, limewashed cottage, which is believed to be the original home of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer, who inspired the Robinson Crusoe classic by Daniel Defoe. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

The privateer had need for a large crew because when they captured a vessel, they would assign one of their own men to captain the “prize” ship and sail it back to Portland, while the privateer continued on in search of new vessels.

Opposite the statue is a bright yellow, limewashed cottage, which is believed to be the original home of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer, who inspired the Robinson Crusoe classic by Daniel Defoe.

Recognizable by his blue coat, Sturmhond takes pride in being the best-dressed privateer around.

Sending Mal off to be a privateer and Alina to be queen (at least for now) is an extreme departure.

It was described even by that arch-privateer Margaret Thatcher as "a privatisation too far" and so it proved.

Privateer announced the close of a $56.5 million funding round at the same time as the Orbital Insight acquisition.

Remember that Aston initially committed to the Le Mans Hypercar class back in 2019 with plans to enter two factory Valkyrie and two further privateer entries for the 2021 season.

I had always thought of Francis Drake as a pirate (privateer) more than as a slaver.

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The nonprofit’s first recorded fundraiser was a mullet smoke, which sold out early and raised more than $2,000, veteran Privateer John “Barbarosa” Swager said Nov. 12 in a phone interview with The Islander.

In June 1699, Privateer William Kidd was en route to Boston where he was called to court for charges of piracy.

Privateer and Tilray just announced that they signed a letter of intent to extend the restrictions on the sale of Tilray stock.

The DIT provides vital financial support to the privateer teams who make up the core of the FIM Endurance World Championship.

In addition, Tilray has opted for a two-class share structure, with Class 1 shares — owned exclusively by Privateer — counting for three votes to every one Class 2 share vote.

Sure, 13 laps separated it from the next car given that the Toyotas are that much quicker than the privateer LMP1 teams, but the race to be classified—as Toyota painfully after their leading car broke with just ten minutes to go in 2016.

A commissioned privateer enjoyed the protection and was subject to the obligations of the laws of war.

Algeria became the privateering city-state par excellence, and two privateer brothers were instrumental in extending Ottoman influence in Algeria.

As a Scotsman and a privateer, he risked a grim fate if captured and, therefore, tried to hide himself.

As the civilian crew was armed with a rifle, many thought this made the ship a privateer, and that she and sister commercial blimps were operated under letter of marque until the Navy took over operation.

Cyril Posthumussfn seeAlso 1933 The 1933 season began a two-year hiatus in the European Championship, and although Alfa Romeo ceased official involvement in Grands Prix their cars continued racing with Enzo Ferrari 's privateer team.

During the conflict, labor and investment had been diverted from agriculture and legitimate trade to manufacturing and privateer.

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Common combinations with privateer

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "privateer" in a sentence?
An example: "The privateer had need for a large crew because when they captured a vessel, they would assign one of their own men to captain the “prize” ship and sail it back to Portland, while the privateer continued on in search of new vessels." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "privateer" from authentic English texts.
What does "privateer" mean?
Privateer means: A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo.
What are synonyms of "privateer"?
Common synonyms of "privateer" include: privateersman, officer, ship's officer, crewman, crew member, warship, war vessel, combat ship.
How many example sentences with "privateer" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "privateer", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.