privateer
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/ˌpraɪvəˈtɪr/
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/ˌpraɪvəˈtɪə(r)/
A person who owns a ship that the government allows to attack and capture enemy ships.
During the war, the privateer was a successful pirate, capturing many enemy vessels.
戦時中、民艦は成功した海賊であり、多くの敵船を捕獲しました。