Privateer Synonyms

prī'və-tîr'

Synonyms for Privateer

A ruthless speculator or adventurer.

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Serious danger.

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An adventurer who pillages, plunders or wages ad-hoc war on other nations.

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A swift pirate ship, often operating with official sanction.

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Deficiency or absence:

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The state of being a pauper; poverty

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Penury is defined as extreme poverty or lacking basic necessities.

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(Philosophy) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.

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(Nautical) Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat.

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privateersman

(Nautical) The captain or member of the crew of a privateer

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armed vessel

Pirate ship

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private vessel

Pirate ship

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Words Related to Privateer

An aircraft or spacecraft.

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The whole notion of Davy Jones is attributed to an evil spirit who allegedly lurked at sea waiting to escort dead sailors to the sea bottom.

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line-of-battle

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74-gun

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Find another word for privateer. In this page you can discover 21 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for privateer, like: buccaneer, distress, freebooter, corsair, ship, pirate, lack, pauperism, penury, privation and vessel.