pirate
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pi·rate
(pī'rĭt) 
n.
v., -rat·ed, -rat·ing, -rates. v.tr.
To act as a pirate; practice piracy.
piratically pi·rat'i·cal·ly adv.
n.
- One who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without commission from a sovereign nation.
- A ship used for this purpose.
- One who preys on others; a plunderer.
- One who makes use of or reproduces the work of another without authorization.
- One that operates an unlicensed, illegal television or radio station.
v., -rat·ed, -rat·ing, -rates. v.tr.
- To attack and rob (a ship at sea).
- To take (something) by piracy.
- To make use of or reproduce (another's work) without authorization.
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.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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pirate
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.
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n. a person who attacks and robs ships at sea.
v.rob or plunder (a ship).
piratical adj. piratically adv.
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pirate
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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verb trans.
verb trans.
1: To form a casual friendship with (someone) with a view to sexual intercourse. (1927 —) .
N. Keesing Who but a woman would complain that a man is a 'linen lifter', or is 'trying to pirate me' (1982).noun
2: on the pirate looking for sexual partners. (1946 —) .
G. Gelbin They are on the pirate. We goes round St. Kilda and tries a few but we want three together (1964).
verb trans.
1: To form a casual friendship with (someone) with a view to sexual intercourse. (1927 —) .
N. Keesing Who but a woman would complain that a man is a 'linen lifter', or is 'trying to pirate me' (1982).
2: on the pirate looking for sexual partners. (1946 —) .
G. Gelbin They are on the pirate. We goes round St. Kilda and tries a few but we want three together (1964).
| pipsqueak, pippin, pipperoo | |
| pisher, piss, piss artist |
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categories related to 'pirate'
- Nautical Occupations - pirate: person who commits robbery on high seas; buccaneer; sea rover; rapparee
- Performance, Airplay, and the Recording Industry - pirate: (vb) illegally record, manufacture, or sell records and tapes
- Morality or Character
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Pirate (multiple meanings)
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Look up pirate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
A pirate is a person who commits warlike acts at sea without the authorization of any nation.
Pirate or piracy may also refer to:
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Criminal or unauthorized acts
- Aircraft hijacking
- Copyright infringement
- Misappropriation of traditional knowledge, the attaining of legal ownership over a culture's long-held practices or lore
- Oyster pirate, an oyster poacher
- Patent infringement
- Pirate radio
- Piracy of software
Film
- The Pirate, a 1948 American musical film
- The Pirate (1984 film), a French film
- Pirates (1986 film), an adventure/comedy directed by Roman Polanski
- Pirates (2005 film), a pornographic film
- Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)
- The Pirates! (2012 film) - Aardman Animations film
Games
- Sid Meier's Pirates!, an 1987 computer game
- Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004 video game), a remake of the 1987 game
- Pirates! (role-playing game)
- Pirates: The Key of Dreams, a 2008 video game for Wii
- Pirates: Duels on the High Seas, a 2008 video game for Nintendo DS
- Pirates Constructible Strategy Game, a tabletop game
- Pirates of the Burning Sea, a MMORPG
- Pirate game, a puzzle of logic and mathematics
Music
- The Pirates, an opera by Stephen Storace
- Pirates (album), by Rickie Lee Jones
- Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, a British musical group
- "Pirate" (Cher song)
- "Pirates", a song by Emerson, Lake & Palmer on their album Works Volume 1
Published works
- The Pirate (novel), an 1821 novel by Sir Walter Scott
- "The Pirate" (short story), a science fiction story by Poul Anderson
- Piracy (comics)
- The Pirate, a 1974 novel by Harold Robbins
- The Pirate, a 1942 play by S. N. Behrman
- Die Seeraeuber (The Pirate), a play by Ludwig Fulda and the basis of the Behrman play
Sports
- Pirate (dinghy), a type of sailing boat
- Marco Pantani, professional cyclist nicknamed "Il Pirata" (The Pirate)
United States
- Pittsburgh Pirates, a Major League Baseball team
- Portland Pirates, a minor league hockey team
- East Carolina Pirates, the sports teams of East Carolina University
- Hampton Pirates, the sports teams of Hampton University
- Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL), a hockey team existing from 1925-1930
- Pittsburgh Steelers, an NFL football team, known as the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1933-1939
- Seton Hall Pirates, the sports teams of Seton Hall University
United Kingdom
- Croydon Pirates, a baseball team
- Cornish Pirates, a rugby team
- East Kilbride Pirates, an American football team
- Essex Pirates, a basketball team
- Poole Pirates, a motorcycle speedway team
- Bristol Rovers F.C., a football team, nicknamed the Pirates
Elsewhere
- Orlando Pirates FC, a South African football team
Other uses
- Pirate (butterfly)
- USS Pirate, any of several U.S. Navy ships bearing the name
- Pirate (steamboat), 1839
- Pirate Party (disambiguation), various political parties around the world
- Lego Pirates
- Space pirate, a character archetype in science fiction
- Pirate (R-class sloop), a landmark in South Lake Union, Seattle
- Passive Infra-Red Airborne Track Equipment, a tracking system for the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft
- The Pirate Bay
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Pirate
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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