privateer

privateer is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See Letters of marque, under Marque. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See Letters of marque, under Marque.
2. noun. The commander of a privateer.
3. intransitive verb. To cruise in a privateer.
4. noun. a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
5. noun. an officer or crew member of a privateer

   Synonyms: privateersman

Synonyms

privateersman

Common word forms

privateers, privateered, privateering

Words from these letters

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