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Privateer vs Privateersman - What's the difference?

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In nautical|lang=en terms the difference between privateer and privateersman

is that privateer is (nautical) a privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo while privateersman is (nautical) the captain or member of the crew of a privateer.

As nouns the difference between privateer and privateersman

is that privateer is (nautical) a privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo while privateersman is (nautical) the captain or member of the crew of a privateer.

As a verb privateer

is to function under official sanction permitting attacks on enemy shipping and seizing ship and cargo; to engage in government-sponsored piracy.

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