pirate

[pi·rate]

Yarg, matey! A cartoon pirate wears an eye patch, three cornered hat, billowy shirt, and tall black boots. In real life, a pirate just boards ships and robs them of cargo, valuables, and money, often while wearing regular boring clothes.

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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.

Noun
a ship manned by pirates

Noun
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

Noun
someone who uses another person''s words or ideas as if they were his own

Verb
take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

Verb
copy illegally; of published material

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n.
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.

n.
An armed ship or vessel which sails without a legal commission, for the purpose of plundering other vessels on the high seas.

n.
One who infringes the law of copyright, or publishes the work of an author without permission.

v. i.
To play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas.

v. t.
To publish, as books or writings, without the permission of the author.


Pirate

Pi"rate , n. [L. pirata, Gr. , fr. to attempt, undertake, from making attempts or attacks on ships, an attempt, trial; akin to E. peril: cf. F. pirate. See Peril.] 1. 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. An armed ship or vessel which sails without a legal commission, for the purpose of plundering other vessels on the high seas. 3. One who infringes the law of copyright, or publishes the work of an author without permission. Pirate perch (Zo'94l.), a fresh-water percoid fish of the United States (Aphredoderus Sayanus). It is of a dark olive color, speckled with blackish spots.

Pirate

Pi"rate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pirated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pirating.] [Cf. F. pirater.] To play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas.

Pirate

Pi"rate, v. t. To publish, as books or writings, without the permission of the author.
They advertised they would pirate his edition.

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.

To play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas.

To publish, as books or writings, without the permission of the author.

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Usage Examples

It was a great experience for a kid, because it was a bunch of kids playing on pirate ships and water slides, so looking back on it, it was the fondest experience of my childhood.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I have more respect for somebody who points at his ideal - in this case, the ideal of the pirate - and then becomes something that's more radical, more exciting, more subversive than a pirate could ever be.

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