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privateer

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as in buccaneer, pirate

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The first known use of privateer was circa 1641

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“Privateer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privateer. Accessed 7 Jun. 2020.

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