privateersman
[prahy-vuh-teerz-muh n]
Origin of privateersman
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As a privateersman, he continued to do daring work to the end of the war.
The Naval History of the United StatesWillis J. Abbot.
Privateersman as I was, I could not refrain from tears at the scene.
The PrivateersmanFrederick Marryat
There had not been a privateersman in the United States for near a half-century.
From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval LifeCaptain A. T. Mahan
So again he became a privateersman in the service of his State.
The Story of Commodore John BarryMartin Griffin
There was a determination in the conduct of the privateersman which endeared him to his crew.
The Cruise of the "Lively Bee"John De Morgan