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Person or ship engaging in maritime warfare under commission
A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in commerce raiding under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of
Privateer
American amphibious amateur-built aircraft
The Privateer Industries Privateer is an American amphibious amateur-built aircraft that was designed by John Meekins and Bill Husa and is under development
Privateer Industries Privateer
Privateer_Industries_Privateer
Patrol bomber of the US Navy, 1943
The Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer is an American World War II and Korean War era patrol bomber of the United States Navy derived from the Consolidated
Consolidated_PB4Y-2_Privateer
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up privateer or privateering in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A privateer is a pirate operating on behalf of a government. Privateer may also refer
Privateer_(disambiguation)
American space company
Privateer Space is an American space company founded by Steve Wozniak, Moriba Jah and Alex Fielding. The company has a product called Wayfinder which
Privateer_Space
Motorsport entrant without manufacturer support
motorsport, a privateer is usually an entrant into a racing event that is not directly supported by an automobile or motorcycle manufacturer. Privateers teams
Privateer_(motorsport)
1993 video game
Commander: Privateer is an adventure space trading and combat simulator computer video game which was released by Origin Systems in September 1993. Privateer and
Wing_Commander:_Privateer
Game publisher
Privateer Press is a role-playing game, miniature wargame, acrylic paint, board game and card game production and publishing studio. Privateer Press is
Privateer_Press
Welsh privateer, politician in Jamaica (1635–1688)
Henry Morgan (Welsh: Harri Morgan; c. 1635 – 25 August 1688) was a Welsh privateer, plantation owner and, later, the lieutenant governor of Jamaica. From
Henry_Morgan
1996 video game
Privateer 2: The Darkening is a space flight simulation game that was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and published by Electronic Arts under the Origin Systems
Privateer_2:_The_Darkening
Canadian sea captain (1776–1824)
part of the Lane's Privateer Inn. Barss gained experience as a privateer against the French in the 1790s, serving in several privateer vessels, as an officer
Joseph_Barss_(privateer)
Teazer was an American privateer schooner in the War of 1812 that the British captured and destroyed in January 1813. She is best known as the predecessor
Teazer_(privateer)
Privateer Holdings is an American private equity company that invests in the legal cannabis industry. It is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and employs
Privateer_Holdings
1976 song by Stan Rogers
"Barrett's Privateers" is a modern folk song in the style of a sea shanty, written and performed by Canadian musician Stan Rogers, having been inspired
Barrett's_Privateers
Intercollegiate sports teams of University of New Orleans
The LSU New Orleans Privateers are the intercollegiate athletic teams of LSU New Orleans (also known locally as LSUNO), located in the Lake Terrace/Lake
LSU_New_Orleans_Privateers
Video game series
to continue the Privateer franchise between 1995 and 2003, by either developing a sequel (Privateer 3) or an online game (Privateer or Wing Commander
Wing_Commander_(franchise)
A patent privateer or intellectual property privateer is a party, typically a patent assertion entity, authorized by another party, often a technology
Patent_privateer
Undeclared naval war between the United States and France, 1798–1800
Coalition with France. The French government responded by permitting privateer attacks on American ships trading with Britain, which in October 1796
Quasi-War
The Privateer Yacht Club is a private yacht club located in Hixson, Tennessee, on the shore of Chickamauga Lake (United States). The club is also the
Privateer_Yacht_Club
French-born privateer and businessman (1778–1841)
Jean Ordronaux; December 16, 1778 – August 24, 1841) was a French-born privateer and businessman. Born in Nantes, Brittany, he eventually moved to the
John_Ordronaux_(privateer)
Dart was a privateer sloop out of Saint John, New Brunswick during the War of 1812. Dart took 11 prizes in her five-month run and two cruises before an
Dart_(privateer)
Puerto Rican privateer in the late 17th and early 18th centuries
D. Miguel Enríquez (c. 1674–1743), was a privateer from San Juan who operated during the early 18th century. A mulato born out of wedlock, he was a shoemaker
Miguel_Enríquez_(privateer)
Sailing ship in 1610s Virginia
Main and Caribbean, the ship used Flushing, Netherlands, as a base of privateering. In records, Treasurer was commissioned by the Virginia Company of London
Treasurer_(privateer)
American privateer
Captain John Selman (1744–1817) was a privateer who served in the Marblehead Regiment and commanded the USS Franklin for George Washington's first expedition
John_Selman_(privateer)
French privateers authorized by the French crown
Corsairs (French: corsaire) were privateers, authorised to conduct raids on shipping of a foreign state at war with the Kingdom of France, on behalf of
French_corsairs
Insurgent privateers (Spanish: corsarios insurgentes) were private armed vessels recruited by the insurgent governments during the Spanish American wars
Insurgent_privateers
repulses the privateer American Tartar 1778, April 24 – USS Ranger captures HMS Drake (details) 1778, December – the Bristol privateer Tartar has an
List_of_single-ship_actions
Athletic teams representing SUNY Maritime College
The Maritime Privateers are an intercollegiate athletic program in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III representing the State
Maritime_Privateers
1775–1783 conflict in North America
Washington moved south to New York City. Beginning in August 1775, American privateers raided towns in Nova Scotia, including Saint John, Charlottetown, and
American_Revolutionary_War
1812–1815 conflict in North America
increasingly effective blockade of the American coast, while American privateers and naval victories inflicted localised but limited damage on British
War_of_1812
1978 board game by Scott Peterson
originally named Privateer, before being published by the Mendocino Game Company in 1995. The name of the game is apparently a combination of privateer and pirate
Pirateer
The Ireland Privateer was a 1930s American two-seat, single pusher-engined monoplane sports flying boat which could be equipped as an amphibian. About
Ireland_Privateer
Ship authorized to attack by the Confederate States of America
The Confederate privateers were privately owned ships that were authorized by the government of the Confederate States of America to attack the shipping
Confederate_privateer
A privateer was a private person authorized by a country's government by letters of marque to attack foreign shipping. Privateering was an accepted part
List_of_privateers
Patrol vessel of the United States Navy
USS Privateer (SP-179), later YP-179, was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1930. Privateer was
USS_Privateer
Pirate stronghold in the Bahamas (1713–1718)
Nassau was deemed the Republic of Pirates as it attracted many former privateers looking for work to its shores. While it was not a republic in a formal
Flying_Gang
Governmental authorization of privateering
license in the Age of Sail that authorized a private person, known as a privateer or corsair, to attack and capture vessels of a foreign state at war with
Letter_of_marque
privateer was captured by the Guernsey privateer Cynthia and taken in to Guernsey. La Dorine ( France): The brig was captured by the Jersey privateer
List of ships captured in the 18th century
List_of_ships_captured_in_the_18th_century
British warship
the War of 1812 she was the US privateer Atlas. The UK captured her in 1813 and renamed her St Lawrence. The US privateer Chasseur recaptured her in 1815
HMS_St_Lawrence_(1813)
List of ships with the same or similar names
witch, that is, a practitioner of witchcraft) was the name of several privateers that sailed during the Napoleonic Wars. Three were French vessels, but
Sorcière_(privateer)
1516–1830 autonomous Ottoman state in North Africa
on the Barbary Coast of North Africa from 1516 to 1830. Founded by the privateer brothers Aruj and Hayreddin Reis (also known as the Barbarossa brothers)
Regency_of_Algiers
Captain Stephen Smith (1739 – 29 September 1806) was an American privateer and militia officer from Machias, Maine who fought in the raid on Saint John
Stephen_Smith_(privateer)
Resolution was a privateer lugger operating out of Guernsey in 1793. She made several captures, most notably of the French East Indiaman St.Jean de Lone
Resolution_(1793_privateer)
Irish emigrant to New England and privateer
Townsend, daughter of Captain Thomas Townsend, and went on to serve as a privateer. He later became an influential figure on Long Island. Thomas Jones was
Thomas_Jones_(privateer)
English sailor and privateer (1778–1802)
English seafarer, who had a short but eventful career that included privateering and exploration. He was best known, during his own lifetime, for a mutiny
John_Black_(privateer)
List of ships with the same or similar names
Numerous French privateers have borne the name Vengeur ("Avenger"): Vengeur was a French privateer of 12 guns that HMS Blanche captured on 1 October 1793
French_privateer_Vengeur
The British Royal Navy captured at least four French privateers named Adolphe during the period of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: French
French_privateer_Adolphe
CDP in South Carolina, United States
Privateer is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,118 at the 2000 census. It is included
Privateer,_South_Carolina
English privateer, courtier, and politician
Warwickshire (ca. 1542 – 21 December 1582) was an English courtier, privateer and Member of Parliament. He was the eldest son of Sir Francis Knollys
Henry_Knollys_(privateer)
American politician (c. 1775–1850)
Otway Burns (c. 1775 – August 25, 1850) was an American privateer during the War of 1812 and later, a North Carolina State Senator. Burns was born at
Otway_Burns
English captain and privateer
William Parker (died 24 September 1618) was an English captain and privateer, and also Lord Mayor of Plymouth (English seaport town of Plymouth) in Devon
William_Parker_(privateer)
Battle of the American Revolutionary War
Revolution when the US privateer, Captain Noah Stoddard of Fairhaven, Massachusetts on the 'Scammell' with four other privateer vessels attacked the British
Raid on Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (1782)
Raid_on_Lunenburg,_Nova_Scotia_(1782)
Baseball stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana
Maestri Field at Privateer Park is a baseball stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana more commonly known as Maestri Field. It is the home field of the LSU
Maestri Field at Privateer Park
Maestri_Field_at_Privateer_Park
Scottish sailor
August 1511) was a Scottish sailor from Leith. He gained notoriety as a privateer, making raids against Portuguese ships. He was killed in battle and memorialised
Andrew_Barton_(privateer)
British private vessel
The Liverpool was a British privateer that operated during the Seven Years' War. She made four cruises from June 1757 to March 1759, and took more than
Liverpool_(privateer)
English privateer (1554–1618)
Sir James Lancaster (c. 1554 – 6 June 1618) was an English privateer and trader of the Elizabethan era. Lancaster came from Basingstoke in Hampshire.
James_Lancaster
List of ships with the same or similar names
Several French privateers have borne the name Rôdeur, French for "lurker": Rôdeur: from Calais commissioned in February 1807 under Captain Fourmentin.
Rodeur_(French_privateer)
other teams during the 1960s and 1970s and several quite competitive privateer teams never built their own chassis. Rob Walker Racing Team was the most
List of Formula One constructors
List_of_Formula_One_constructors
2012 studio album by Mark Knopfler
Privateering is the seventh solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 3 September 2012 by Mercury Records
Privateering_(album)
Spanish privateer and slave trader (1678–1747)
known as Amaro Pargo, was a Spanish privateer and merchant. He was one of the most well-known Spanish privateers during the Golden Age of Piracy. Pargo
Amaro_Pargo
Privateer brig in the Napoleonic Wars
Rover was a privateer brig out of Liverpool, Nova Scotia, known for several bold battles in the Napoleonic Wars. She was built in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia
Rover_(privateering_ship)
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540–1596)
Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for making the second circumnavigation of the world in a single
Francis_Drake
American privateer
Roberts (1766 – 14 January 1861) was an American privateer in the War of 1812. He began his career as a privateer in July 1812, a month after the start of the
George_R._Roberts_(privateer)
Oiseau was a privateer brig from Nantes, commissioned in May 1797. She had a short, but highly successful career. In her three to four months of cruising
Oiseau_(1797_privateer)
Acts of robbery or criminality at sea
predictable routes have long created opportunities for piracy, as well as for privateering and commerce raiding. Historic examples of such areas include the waters
Piracy
Privateer which brought the first Africans to Virginia
The White Lion was a 160-ton English privateer ship operating under a Dutch letter of marque which brought the first Africans to the English colony of
White_Lion_(privateer)
British sailing frigate (1804–1812)
HMS Barbadoes was originally a French privateer and then a slave ship named Brave or Braave. A British slave ship captured her in September 1803. From
HMS_Barbadoes_(1804)
Warrior was an American privateer. Under the command of Guy Champlin, Warrior captured the brig Hope, the 4-gun convict transport Francis and Eliza in
American_privateer_Warrior
This is a list of known pirates, buccaneers, corsairs, privateers, river pirates, and others involved in piracy and piracy-related activities. This list
List_of_pirates
Topics referred to by the same term
corsair is a privateer or pirate, especially: Barbary corsair, Ottoman and Berber privateers operating from North Africa French corsairs, privateers operating
Corsair
1812 gun-brig
When HMS Maidstone and HMS Spartan captured the American privateer Rapid in 1812, the Royal Navy took her into service as the 14-gun gun-brig HMS Nova
HMS_Nova_Scotia
18th-century English pirate
John Halsey (c. 1662–1708) was an English privateer and later a pirate who was active in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans during the early 18th century
John_Halsey_(privateer)
types of civilian vessels, such as blockade runners, steamboats, and privateers which contributed to the war efforts by the CSN. Also included are special
List of ships of the Confederate States Navy
List_of_ships_of_the_Confederate_States_Navy
Attack on Panama in 1670/1671
known as The Sack of Panama, was a military expedition in which English privateers commanded by Welsh Buccaneer Henry Morgan launched an attack with an army
Henry Morgan's Panama expedition
Henry_Morgan's_Panama_expedition
The 2025 New Orleans Privateers baseball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. They played their
2025 New Orleans Privateers baseball team
2025_New_Orleans_Privateers_baseball_team
American college baseball season
New Orleans Privateers baseball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Privateers played their
2023 New Orleans Privateers baseball team
2023_New_Orleans_Privateers_baseball_team
resistance. The last schooner to be taken was Dolphin, which had been on a privateering cruise and consequently carried 100 men and 12 guns. Under her captain
HMS_Mosquidobit
American rock musician (born 1944)
Life — — 200 1978 All in Good Time — — — 1987 Lone Steppenwolf (compilation) — — — 1997 The Lost Heritage Tapes — — — 2001 Heretics and Privateers — — —
John_Kay_(musician)
Island region in North Atlantic and Caribbean
BCE. In the late 16th century, French, English and Dutch merchants and privateers began operations in the Caribbean Sea, attacking Spanish and Portuguese
West_Indies
George Walker (died 1777) was an English privateer active against French shipping. Walker, as a lad and a young man, served in the Dutch States Navy,
George_Walker_(privateer)
Officer in the Confederate States Navy
officer in the Confederate States Navy who was nicknamed the "Prince of Privateers" due to his success as a blockade runner and commerce raider in the U
John Newland Maffitt (privateer)
John_Newland_Maffitt_(privateer)
Topics referred to by the same term
Privateering is warfare which, if carried out other than on behalf of a state, would constitute piracy. Privateering also may refer to: Privateering (album)
Privateering_(disambiguation)
John Drake (c. 1560–1600s) was an English privateer who attempted an ill-fated incursion against the Spanish Empire on the shores of the Río de la Plata
John_Drake_(privateer)
American sea captain
captain based in Beverly, Massachusetts, best known for his successful privateering exploits during the American Revolutionary War. Through his maternal
Hugh_Hill_(privateer)
Brig of the Royal Navy
Lacedemonian on 9 March 1796 to the windward of Barbados. She was described as a privateer brig of 14 guns and 90 men. The British took her into service and commissioned
HMS_Lacedemonian_(1796)
south of El Araich in August 1614 as part of a campaign against African privateering at the Moroccan coast. The fortress remained part of the Spanish Kingdom
Capture_of_La_Mámora
Consolidated B-24 Liberator operators, both the B-24 Liberator and PB4Y Privateer are listed and include the nation and service branch: Royal Australian
List of Consolidated B-24 Liberator operators
List_of_Consolidated_B-24_Liberator_operators
War between the Commonwealth of England and Spain
the other's commercial and colonial interests in various ways, such as privateering and naval expeditions. In 1655, an English amphibious expedition invaded
Anglo-Spanish_War_(1654–1660)
2017 video game
Pixel Privateers is a 2017 tactical role-playing game developed by Quadro Delta and published by Re-Logic. In the game, the player travels with a squad
Pixel_Privateers
Bristol merchant and privateer
Andrew Barker (d. 1577) was an Bristolian merchant and Elizabethan privateer. Barker, of Bristol, in partnership with his brother John, was for some years
Andrew_Barker_(merchant)
Brig of the Royal Navy
two French privateers in 1781 and a Dutch privateer in 1783 after a single ship action. Resolution captured one more small French privateer in June 1797;
HMS_Resolution_(1779)
List of ships with the same or similar names
During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, many French privateers and letters of marque bore the name Duguay-Trouin, named for René Duguay-Trouin:
Duguay-Trouin (French privateer)
Duguay-Trouin_(French_privateer)
Scottish privateer (c. 1645–1701)
known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd, was a Scottish privateer. Conflicting accounts exist regarding his early life, but he was likely
William_Kidd
Tartar was an unsuccessful American privateer schooner during the War of 1812. She was launched in 1813 and was driven ashore and destroyed on her maiden
Tartar_(1813_privateer)
1814 Privateer
Hyder Ally (or Hyder Alley, or Hyder Ali) was a privateer from Portland, Maine, that received a letter of marque in 1814. She sailed to the eastern Indian
Hyder_Ally_(1814_ship)
lugger launched at Dieppe in 1803. She made several cruises as a French privateer and captured numerous prizes until January 1807 when the British captured
Adolphe (1803 privateer lugger)
Adolphe_(1803_privateer_lugger)
name. In 1798 she became a British privateer. The French captured her in 1799 and she became the French privateer Revanche. The British Royal Navy recaptured
Lord_Hawke_(1798_ship)
Group C sports-prototype racing car
enable the cars to reach speeds of around 225 mph (362 km/h). Some of the privateer teams would also experiment with a front wing attached to the cars at
Porsche_956
Colonial American privateer
Thomas Paine (c. 1632–1715) was a colonial American privateer and pirate who, during the late 17th century, raided several Spanish settlements. He participated
Thomas_Paine_(privateer)
Topics referred to by the same term
name French ship Oiseau, two French Navy frigates Oiseau (1797 privateer), a French privateer eventually captured by the Royal Navy "Oiseau", a section of
Oiseau
Slangs & AI meanings
In the days of sail, a privately owned ship authorized by a national power (by means of a Letter of Marque) to conduct hostilities against an enemy. Also called a private man of war.
A warrant granted to a privateer condoning specific acts of piracy against a target as a redress for grievances.
A ship privately owned and crewed but authorized by a government during wartime to attack and capture enemy vessels.
Pirates who are sponsored by the government
"Barrett's Privateers" is a popular folk song in the style of a sea shanty, originally written and performed by Canadian musician Stan Rogers and considered as one of the Canadian Navy's unofficial anthems. The song tells the tale of a young fisherman who enlisted on Elcid Barrett's ill-fated ship, the Antelope.
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Slangs & AI derived meanings
Abroad is British slang for out conducting criminal activities.
Badness is Jamaican slang for delinquent behaviour, unruliness.
n sex. Often used in the phrase “a bit of how’s your father” and generally accompanied by a knowing wink. It’s rather antiquated, but well understood.
to go Fast. ex. dang you are zippy. or. you are zip!
very skillful, very good at something
Electricity. Juice fan is one who makes a hobby out of electric railways (juice lines)
Rap group is American slang for a group that meets to dicuss problems, etc.
Glasses
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n.
Cruising in a privateer.
pl.
of Privateersman
v. i.
To cruise in a privateer.
n.
An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See Letters of marque, under Marque.
n.
A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer.
n.
An officer or seaman of a privateer.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Privateer
n.
The commander of a privateer.
imp. & p. p.
of Privateer
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