privateersman

• Nom désignant un officier ou un membre d'équipage d'un corsaire, c'est-à-dire un navire privé autorisé par un gouvernement à attaquer les navires ennemis en temps de guerre.

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.

   Membre d'équipage d'un corsaire

   • 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.

   Synonymescorsairprivateer