RE: [Cz-L]"Privatier"

Since we did not have an ocean,it definitely did not have the same meaning
as the English word "privateer" which meant a pirate with a licence!!!!
Cornel

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[mailto:bounce-5972022-8441035_at_list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Miriam Taylor
Sent: 30 May 2010 23:53
To: Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu
Subject: [Cz-L]"Privatier"

In the 1914 address book of Czernowitz, the occupation of many persons is
listed as "Privatier". Does anyone know what was meant by this expression?

Mimi

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