Meaning
- (noun) A privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo.
- (noun) An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship.
- (noun) An advocate or beneficiary of privatization of a government service or activity.
- (noun) A private individual entrant into a race or competition who does not have the backing of a large, professional team.
- (verb) To function under official sanction permitting attacks on enemy shipping and seizing ship and cargo; to engage in government-sponsored piracy.
- (verb) To advocate or benefit from privatization of government services.
Letter breakdown
- Privateer contains 9 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 14.
Words from these letters
- privater
- pervert
- private
- riveter
- tearier
- arrive
- artier
- perter
- pirate
- privet
- rapier
- reaper
- repair
- repeat
- retire
- revert
- verier
- aerie
- apter
- avert
- eater
- irate
- peter
- prate
- riper
- river
- rivet
- taper
- tapir
- tripe
- viper
- aver
- eave
- ever
- pair
- pare
- part
- pate
- pave
- pear
- peat
- peer
- pert
- pier
- pita
- rape
- rapt
- rare
- rate
- rave
- reap
- rear
- ripe
- rite
- tape
- tare
- tarp
- tear
- tier
Connected words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with PRI
- price
- priced
- priceless
- prices
- pricey
- pricier
- priciest
- pricing
- prick
- pricked
- pricking
- prickle
- prickled
- prickles
- pricklier
- prickliest
- prickling
- prickly
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Words ending with EER
Reader questions
What does Privateer mean?
A privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo.
How many letters are in Privateer?
Privateer has 9 letters.
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