Thesaurus results for PRIVATEER

privateer

noun

Definition of privateer

as in raider

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Recent Examples of privateer The ghost ship of Harpswell had been the privateer Dash, which had been lost at sea after compiling its remarkable record. — Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025 The muse, known as Lucybelle II, was a rare privateer entry that demonstrated the determination of non-factory teams. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025 Those 64 ships had 1,242 guns, compared to 14,872 privateer guns. — Rick Bennett, Time, 17 Sep. 2025 But it was captured by a British privateer and departed for Jamaica, crammed with 442 enslaved people. — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for privateer

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Noun

Known as the Danegeld, it was collected to pay Viking raiders to leave England alone.

— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
For decades, tomb raiders have pillaged sites across the country, selling them on the black market.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 June 2026

Definition of raider

Noun

Cargo theft has been around for centuries, evident for example in the train robbers of the late 1800s, but soaring demand for AI hardware has shifted heist targets to data centers and the technology’s ever-expanding infrastructure.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026
The crux of the case stems from a 2019 armed robbery at a Virginia bank and how police tracked down the robber.

— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 2 July 2026

Definition of robber

Noun

The Northern California amusement parks that exist today include Children’s Wonderland in Vallejo, where children enter through castle doors guarded by crocodiles to clamber on a teapot, pirate ship and pumpkin carriage.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Today, travelers are drawn to natural phenomena like the bone-white cliffs of former pirate lair Kleftiko and Sikia sea cave with azure waters ideal for snorkeling.

— Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026

Definition of pirate

Noun

If the idea of a Splatoon looter-shooter appeals to you, then Splatoon Raiders should be on your radar.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026
The looter’s story only came to light thanks to Bradley Gordon, an American lawyer based in Cambodia who has spent much of the last 14 years investigating the plunder of Khmer cultural heritage.

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026