Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun privateer

2 senses of privateer

Sense 1
privateer, privateersman -- (an officer or crew member of a privateer)
       => officer, ship's officer -- (a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines")
       => crewman, crew member -- (a member of a flight crew)

Sense 2
privateer -- (a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation)
       => warship, war vessel, combat ship -- (a government ship that is available for waging war)