what are armed privateer ships called
Corsaire is the the term used by the French for what in English is a privateer. (Not to be confused with Corsair, a North African pirate/privateer). Th Spanish called the Corsario. Filibuster were the French pirates (or privateers) in the Caribbean who attacked mainly Spanish ships, towns or property.Filibuseters ofent worked hand in hand with the buccaneers in the last half of the 17th century.ost of the time, Privateers were engaged of act of reprisals against other nations, that is engaged in acts of war. A key distinction between a Merchant and Privateer, is the privateer was not paid by the nation or company but paid by taking spoils from ships or properties they attacked or fought off.