A privateer is a pirate operating on behalf of a government.
Privateer may also refer to:
Games and sports Wing Commander: Privateer and its expansion pack Privateer: Righteous Fire, a 1993 video game Privateer Press, publisher of tabletop role-playing games Pirateer, a board game Privateer (motorsport), a competitor in motorsports who does not have manufacturer support New Orleans Privateers, sports teams at the University of New Orleans
Music and TV "Privateers" (The West Wing), a 2003 episode of The West Wing TV series Privateering (album), a 2012 album by Mark Knopfler and a track on the album Privateer (album), a 2007 album by Tim Renwick
Vehicles Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, a naval version of the B-24 Liberator bomber USS Privateer, later YP-179, a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1930
Other Privateer, South Carolina Privateer Holdings, American private equity company