privateersman

• Substantiv, das einen Offizier oder ein Besatzungsmitglied eines Kaperschiffs bezeichnet – eines privaten Schiffes, das von einer Regierung ermächtigt wurde, im Krieg feindliche Schiffe anzugreifen.

A noun referring to an officer or crew member of a privateer, a privately owned ship authorized by a government to attack enemy vessels during wartime.

1. Privateer crew memberC2formalbritish

   An officer or crew member of a privateer, which is a privately owned ship authorized by a government to attack enemy vessels during wartime.

   Kaperfahrer

   • The privateersman was rewarded with a share of the captured cargo.
   • Many experienced sailors became privateersmen during the conflict.
   • The privateersman navigated the treacherous waters in search of enemy ships.

   Synonymecorsairprivateer