| 释义 |
pri·va·teer
I. \|prīvə|ti(ə)r, -tiə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: private (I) + -eer
1. : an armed private ship bearing the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the commerce or warships of an enemy
2. : the commander or one of the crew of a privateer
3. archaic : one fighting voluntarily as a soldier but not formally enlisted in an organized armed force : a free-lance soldier
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to cruise in or as a privateer |