English Dictionary

privateer

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.

日本語の意味

政府や国家から公認を受け、敵国の船舶やその貨物を襲撃・略奪する行為を行うこと。 / 国の許可を得た海賊行為に従事すること。

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

戦争中、彼は私掠行為を行うことを決め、政府の委任状を受けて敵船やその貨物を押収した。

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.

privateers （ present singular third-person ）

privateering （ participle present ）

privateered （ participle past ）

privateered （ past ）