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1. (n.) pirate
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
2. pirate
a ship used by such persons.
3. pirate
a person who uses or reproduces the work or invention of another without authorization.
4. pirate
a person who transmits radio or television signals illicitly.
5. (v.t.) pirate
to commit piracy upon; plunder; rob.
6. pirate
to take by piracy.
7. pirate
to use or reproduce (a book, an invention, etc.) without authorization or legal right.
8. (v.i.) pirate
to commit or practice piracy.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < L pīrāta < Gk peirātēs=peirā-, var. s. of peirân to attack + -tēs agent n. suffix)
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| Definition of 'pirate' |
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1. (noun) plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary pirate, pirate
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
2. (noun) pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
3. (verb) pirate, pirate ship
a ship that is manned by pirates
4. (verb) pirate
copy illegally; of published material
5. (verb) commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate
take arbitrarily or by force
"The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
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1. (noun) pirate
a person in past times who stole from ships at sea
2. (verb) pirate
to make an illegal copy of a book, CD, etc. in order to sell it
pirated CDs
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| Definition of 'pirate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) pirate
a robber on the high seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on the high seas; especially, one who makes it his business to cruise for robbery or plunder; a freebooter on the seas; also, one who steals in a harbor
2. (noun) pirate
an armed ship or vessel which sails without a legal commission, for the purpose of plundering other vessels on the high seas
3. (noun) pirate
one who infringes the law of copyright, or publishes the work of an author without permission
4. (verb) pirate
to play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas
5. (verb) pirate
to publish, as books or writings, without the permission of the author
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Sense: a person who attacks and robs ships at sea
Their ship was attacked by pirates; (
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 Afrikaans: seerower |
 Arabic: قُرْصان |
 Bulgarian: пират |
 Brazilian: pirata |
 Czech: pirát(ský) |
 German: der Pirat, Piraten-... |
 Danish: sørøver; sørøver-; pirat; |
 Greek: πειρατής |
 Spanish: pirata |
 Estonian: mereröövel |
 Farsi: دزد دریایی |
 Finnish: merirosvo |
 French: pirate |
 Hebrew: שוֹדֵד יָם |
 Hindi: समुद्री डाकू |
 Croatian: gusar |
 Hungarian: kalóz |
 Indonesian: bajak laut |
 Icelandic: sjóræningi |
 Italian: pirata |
 Japanese: 海賊 |
 Korean: 해적 |
 Lithuanian: piratas |
 Latvian: pirāts |
 Malay: lanun |
 Dutch: zeerover |
 Norwegian: sjørøver, pirat |
 Polish: pirat |
 Persian: دزد دریایی |
 Pashto: سمندرى ( بحرى ) داړه، دري |
 Portuguese: pirata |
 Romanian: pirat |
 Russian: пират |
 Slovak: pirát; pirátsky |
 Slovenian: gusar |
 Serbian: gusar |
 Swedish: pirat, sjörövare |
 Thai: โจรสลัด |
 Turkish: korsan |
 Taiwanese: 海盜 |
 Ukrainian: пірат |
 Urdu: قزاق، بحري ڈاکو |
 Vietnamese: cướp biển |
 Chinese: 海盗 |
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