commerce raider

Noun

Meaning

commerce raider (plural commerce raiders)

(historical) A naval vessel tasked with disrupting enemy merchant shipping.

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Related terms

commerce raiding

Examples

Designed to carry heavy armament. Designed for war. A commerce raider. She would roam the earth and do inestimable damage to Yankee shipping. John Jakes

Close letter words and terms

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