privateersman
Americannoun
plural
privateersmenEtymology
Origin of privateersman
An Americanism dating back to 1770–80; privateer + 's 1 + -man
Example Sentences
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The privateersman finances his own ship and sells to other backers a share in all captured goods.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Kanawha was the ship in which Captain Mogul Mackenzie had made himself notorious as a privateersman.
From Great Pirate Stories by French, Joseph Lewis
The swish, swish of water came to the eager senses of the anxious privateersman.
From Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure by Johnston, Charles Haven Ladd
Upon Barney opening his coat and showing his British uniform, the privateersman, though more polite, was obviously suspicious.
From Privateers and Privateering by Statham, E. P.
In spite of this order—he continued to reside in Italy, with the true independence of a privateersman.
From Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure by Johnston, Charles Haven Ladd
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