privateersman

• Существительное, обозначающее офицера или члена экипажа капера — частного судна, уполномоченного правительством атаковать вражеские корабли во время войны.

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.

   Член экипажа капера

   • 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.

   Синонимыcorsairprivateer