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PIRATE
pirate, pirate ship
(noun) a ship that is manned by pirates
pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover
(noun) someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary pirate, pirate
(noun) someone who uses another person’s words or ideas as if they were his own
commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate
(verb) take arbitrarily or by force; “The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami”
pirate
(verb) copy illegally; of published material
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pirate (plural pirates)
A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
An armed ship or vessel that sails for the purpose of plundering other vessels.
One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission
(ornithology) A bird which practises kleptoparasitism.
A kind of marble in children's games.
Synonyms
• (one who plunders at sea): buccaneer, corsair, see also pirate
• (one who breaks intellectual property laws by copying): bootlegger
Verb
pirate (third-person singular simple present pirates, present participle pirating, simple past and past participle pirated)
(transitive) To appropriate by piracy, plunder at sea.
(transitive, intellectual property) To create and/or sell an unauthorized copy of
(transitive, intellectual property) To knowingly obtain an unauthorized copy of
(intransitive) To engage in piracy.
Synonyms
• (appropriate by piracy)
• (make illegal copy): plagiarize, counterfeit
• (engage in piracy)
Adjective
pirate (comparative more pirate, superlative most pirate)
Illegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the counterfeit itself.
Synonyms
• pirated
• counterfeit
Anagrams
• eartip, pratie, pteria
Noun
Pirate (plural Pirates)
(sports) someone connected with any of a number of sports teams known as the Pirates, as a fan, player, coach etc.
(soccer) someone connected with Bristol Rovers Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Anagrams
• eartip, pratie, pteria
Source: Wiktionary
Pi"rate, n. Etym: [L. pirata, Gr. 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 (Zoöl.), a fresh-water percoid fish of the United States (Aphredoderus Sayanus). It is of a dark olive color, speckled with blackish spots.
Pi"rate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pirated; p. pr. & vb. n. Pirating.] Etym: [Cf. F. pirater.]
Definition: To play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas.
Pi"rate, v. t.
Definition: To publish, as books or writings, without the permission of the author. They advertised they would pirate his edition. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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