Question

Explain the difference between a pirate, privateer, and buccaneer.

Answer 1

Answer:

People who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates.

A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war

Buccaneers were a kind of privateers or free sailors peculiar to the Caribbean Sea or a pirate, originally off the Spanish American coasts.

Explanation:

Piracy : an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods