ка́пер

nounmasculineinanimateuncountablerare

1.
privateer, privateer captainhistory
Э́тот ка́пер служи́л англи́йской коро́не.
This privateer served the English crown.
Historical term; a shipowner or captain licensed by a state to raid enemy merchant ships.
2.
privateer, privateering vesselnautical
Ка́пер напа́л на торго́вое су́дно.
The privateer attacked a merchant ship.
The armed private ship itself.

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