pirate

n.

1. 1. One who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without commission from a sovereign nation.
   2. A ship used for this purpose.
2. One who preys on others; a plunderer.
3. One who makes use of or reproduces the work of another without authorization.
4. One that operates an unlicensed, illegal television or radio station.

v., -rat·ed, -rat·ing, -rates.

v.tr.

1. To attack and rob (a ship at sea).
2. To take (something) by piracy.
3. To make use of or reproduce (another's work) without authorization.

v.intr.
To act as a pirate; practice piracy.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pīrāta, from Greek peirātēs, from peirān, to attempt, from peira, trial.]

piratic pi·rat'ic (pī-răt'ĭk) or pi·rat'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
piratically pi·rat'i·cal·ly adv.

noun

One who illicitly reproduces the artistic work, for example, of another: cribber, plagiarist, plagiarizer. See give/take/reciprocity, words.

verb

To reproduce (the artistic work of another, for example) illicitly: crib, plagiarize. See give/take/reciprocity, words.

n. a person who attacks and robs ships at sea.

v.

rob or plunder (a ship).

piratical adj. piratically adv.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: n. -Someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation.

An apt and true reply was given to Alexander the Great by a pirate who had been seized — Saint Augustine of Hippo, Source: The City of God

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sørøver, piratforlægger, pirat, piratskib
v. tr. - drive sørøveri, plagiere, trykke ulovlig kopi, hugge
v. intr. - være sørøver, være piratforlægger

idioms:

• pirate radio    piratradio

Nederlands (Dutch)
zeerover, kaper, plagiaris, avonturier, plagiëren, plunderen

Français (French)
n. - (Naut) pirate, contrefaçon, version pirate, station pirate, contrefacteur
v. tr. - pirater, contrefaire, s'approprier, piller, voler
v. intr. - pirater, contrefaire, s'approprier, piller, voler

idioms:

• pirate radio    radio pirate

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pirat, Seeräuber, Piratenschiff, illegaler Nachmacher
v. - illegal vervielfältigen, Piraterie betreiben

idioms:

• pirate radio    Piratensender

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πειρατής, κουρσάρος, πειρατικός σταθμός, λογοκλόπος, τυποκλόπος, αντιγραφέας προγραμμάτων
v. - ενεργώ πειρατεία, διαγουμίζω, κουρσεύω, λογοκλοπώ, τυποκλοπώ

idioms:

• pirate radio    πειρατικός σταθμός

Italiano (Italian)
plagiare, piratare, pirata, emittente pirata

idioms:

• pirate radio    radio pirata

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pirata, artigo falsificado (m)
v. - piratear, falsificar

idioms:

• pirate radio    rádio pirata

Русский (Russian)
пиратствовать, пират

idioms:

• pirate radio    пиратское радио, радиостанция без разрешения

Español (Spanish)
n. - pirata, bucanero, corsario, filibustero
v. tr. - piratear, plagiar, robar
v. intr. - piratear

idioms:

• pirate radio    radio pirata

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sjörövare, marodör, olovlig efterapare
v. - plundra, röva, olovligt reproducera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
海盗, 侵犯专利权者, 盗印者, 掠夺, 非法翻印, 剽窃, 挖, 做海盗

idioms:

• pirate radio    非法广播

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 海盜, 侵犯專利權者, 盜印者
v. tr. - 掠奪, 非法翻印, 剽竊, 挖
v. intr. - 做海盜

idioms:

• pirate radio    非法廣播

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 해적 , 표절자, 훔치는 사람
v. tr. - 해적질을 하다, 표절하다
v. intr. - 해적질을 하다, 약탈하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 海賊, 海賊船, 海賊放送局, 著作権侵害者
v. - 海賊をはたらく, 略奪する

idioms:

• pirate radio    海賊無線

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قرصان, لص البحر, منتحل كتابات أو اختراعات الآخرين (فعل) يسطو على, ينتحل, يتقرصن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שודד-ים, פירט, ספינת פירטים‬
v. tr. - ‮הפר זכויות יוצרים‬
v. intr. - ‮הפר זכויות יוצרים‬

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