privateer

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌpɹaɪ.vəˈtɪə/

動詞

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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During the war, he decided to privateer, accepting a letter of marque that allowed him to seize enemy ships and their cargo.

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意味（1）

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

意味（2）

To advocate or benefit from privatization of government services.

The principle of collective bargaining has been a basic point of dispute; it infringes, as Perlman pointed out, the privileges associated with private ownership and management of property. […] These so-called charters were simply a license given to shady elements to privateer against the strong and growing unions.

詳細

privateers （ present singular third-person ）

privateering （ participle present ）

privateered （ participle past ）

privateered （ past ）