privateer
privateer n. 私掠船 战时经交战国特许在海上攻击、捕押敌方商船的武装民船，1856年巴黎宣言在欧洲各国间废除私掠。美国直至19世纪末才予以废除。
PRIVATEER
privateer
privateer (prI-v[schwa]-teer), n. 1. A vessel owned and operated by private persons, but authorized by a nation on certain conditions to damage the commerce of the enemy by acts of piracy. 2. A sailor on such a vessel.