Uk English Meaning of pirate

pirate

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Definitions and Meaning of pirate in English

Wordnet

pirate (n)

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

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

a ship that is manned by pirates

Wordnet

pirate (v)

copy illegally; of published material

take arbitrarily or by force

Webster

pirate (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.

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

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

Webster

pirate (v. i.)

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

Webster

pirate (v. t.)

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

FAQs About the word pirate

pirate

someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own, someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission

Buccaneer,corsair,pirate,Privateer,raider,Marauder,plunderer,robber,Rover,despoiler

No antonyms found.

pirarucu => pirarucu, piranha => piranha, piranga rubra => Summer Tanager, piranga olivacea => Olive Tanager, piranga ludoviciana => Northern Cardinal,