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There are privateers and those who spend smaller dollars, with some help of sponsors, but it is largely populated by multi-million-dollar teams; some have private chefs, massage therapists, a cadre of engineers, and a media contingent.
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Sue Mead, Popular Science, 13 Feb. 2025
Vessels discovered in the area include a War of 1812 privateer, boats sunk by German submarines during World War II and an actual German U-boat sunk by Allied forces, the federal agency said.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
That victory marked the only time a Prancing Horse entered by a privateer, in this case Luigi Chinetti’s North American Racing Team, took top honors at Circuit de la Sarthe’s iconic race.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2025
Often, her passengers walk through a world where privateers and pirates are closer to their cabins than to Neverland.
—Joe Sills, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Sue Mead, Popular Science, 13 Feb. 2025
Vessels discovered in the area include a War of 1812 privateer, boats sunk by German submarines during World War II and an actual German U-boat sunk by Allied forces, the federal agency said.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
That victory marked the only time a Prancing Horse entered by a privateer, in this case Luigi Chinetti’s North American Racing Team, took top honors at Circuit de la Sarthe’s iconic race.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2025
Often, her passengers walk through a world where privateers and pirates are closer to their cabins than to Neverland.
—Joe Sills, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for privateer
Noun
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Since the 1990s, the corporate raider has owned a beachfront home off Lily Pond Lane, one of the most expensive streets in East Hampton.—
Andrew Rice,
Curbed,
26 June 2025
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The area had long been a refuge for the Nuba, many of whom are descendants of people who were pushed out of other parts of Sudan by Arab raiders.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Noun
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The movies, by contrast, were still being made in Hollywood by marauders and lunatics.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Since the Saya de Malha Bank has been known to entice pirates and other sea marauders, Landi also planned to mount a Gatling gun on the Aisland.—
Ian Urbina,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Porch pirates Mail theft in Virginia will soon be a Class 6 felony, which means people caught stealing mail or packages can be punished by imprisonment for one to five years and/or a fine of up to $2,500.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2025
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Over the centuries, Spanish conquistadors brought horses whose descendants now roam wild; the pirate Blackbeard fought his final sea battle near Ocracoke Island in the south; and the Wright Brothers took their first successful flight.—
Kate Lewis,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Noun
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But that’s not all… Reality Distortion According to Vasko, cyber criminals behind this type of villainy may be thought of as AI buccaneers—digital pirates often paid to instigate corporate espionage and theft.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Renoir’s film dramatized the end of an era (of high-society frivolities, as war loomed), and so does Anderson’s; namely, the end of the age of buccaneer industrialism.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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“Privateer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privateer. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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