privateering

P3R1I1V4A1T1E1E1R1I1N1G2

noun

The operations of a privateer, attacking and looting enemy ships under the auspices of one's own government.

RareScrabble 18
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of privateer
nounprivateering (plural privateerings)

plural privateerings

  1. The operations of a privateer, attacking and looting enemy ships under the auspices of one's own government.

    The profit of privateerings is some small compensation to the merchants of Bourdeaux for the deficiency in the regular profits of commerce.

    1802, The Monthly Magazine, volume 14, page 130

Translations

Dutch kaapvaart
  • kaapvaartTranslations
Italian corsaro
  • corsaroTranslations
Portuguese corso
  • corsoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

privateering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/privateering

MLA

“privateering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/privateering. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “privateering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/privateering.

Source: privateering on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.