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The Africans sold into bondage in Virginia in 1619 (the event that prompted the New York Times’ 1619 Project, four centuries later) had been seized from a Portuguese slave ship by an English privateer carrying a Dutch letter of marque.
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Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
But in the following century, states turned away from privateers because their extracurricular pillaging became too costly.
—Joseph S. Nye Jr., Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
As governments struggled to control privateers, attitudes changed, and new norms of prudence and restraint developed.
—Joseph S. Nye Jr., Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
The location of each of the wrecks isn’t conclusive; some are still undiscovered, while others were salvaged by survivors or privateers.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2024
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Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
But in the following century, states turned away from privateers because their extracurricular pillaging became too costly.
—Joseph S. Nye Jr., Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
As governments struggled to control privateers, attitudes changed, and new norms of prudence and restraint developed.
—Joseph S. Nye Jr., Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
The location of each of the wrecks isn’t conclusive; some are still undiscovered, while others were salvaged by survivors or privateers.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for privateer
Noun
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One of the militias has a powerful saw that can cut through concrete, enabling them to sneak behind Judicial’s raiders.Noel Murray, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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In Charleston, Loyalists were desperate for skilled horsemen who could work as scouts and raiders, plundering Patriot homes for supplies.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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The sheltering animals become a makeshift community of helpmates, but marauders onshore, and in the air, abound.Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
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In the story, that turmoil included tsarist marauders that disturbed, or pogrommed, Jews.Dave Gordon, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2024
Noun
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In the finale, the kids are able to contact the New Republic to warn them about the pirates, and permanently drop the barrier around the planet, revealing the existence of At Attin for the first time to the rest of the galaxy.Adam B. Vary, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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The port quickly became successful, attracting pirates, including the infamous Blackbeard, who used the island’s geography to launch surprise attacks on passing ships.Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
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Sporting a goatee, tricorn hat, purple vest and pantaloons, the bad-news buccaneer ambushed the victim near the station’s turnstiles, punching him repeatedly before making off with his AirPods and sneakers.Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2024
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However, the swarthy crew has an abundance of muscles and ego, not one of the buccaneers knows how to read.Jamie Lang, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Privateer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privateer. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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