Kidd soon threw off the character of a privateer and became a
pirate.
Macaulay.
Pri`va*teer", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Privateered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Privateering.] To cruise in a privateer.
Pri`va*teer"ing, n. Cruising in a privateer.
Pri`va*teers"man (?), n.; pl. Privateersmen (&?;). An officer or seaman
of a privateer.
Pri"vate*ly (pr"vt*l), adv.