Word: privateer
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pri
va
teer
Definition: To function under official sanction permitting attacks on enemy shipping and seizing ship and cargo; to engage in government-sponsored piracy.
Morphemes:
Affix: priv
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: privilege
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to act in the specified manner
Affix: -eer
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to create an agent noun denoting someone associated with, concerned with, or engaged in a specified activity.