Synonyms for privateer
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo.
Related words
- Word family
- privateersman
Forms
- Plural
- privateers → buccaneers, picaroons, privateersmen…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| privateer | steady | |
| buccaneer | rising | |
| picaroon | steady | |
| privateersman | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- picaroon
- 9 letters
- buccaneer3
- 13 letters
- privateersman
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (buccaneer3 = 3 syllables).