English dictionary

pirate

/'p/aI/r/&/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.person

Synonyms literary pirate plagiariser plagiarist plagiarizer

Source: WordNet 3.0
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

noun.person

Synonyms buccaneer sea robber sea rover

Source: WordNet 3.0
a ship that is manned by pirates

noun.artifact

Synonyms pirate ship

Source: WordNet 3.0
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

Source: webster1913

copy illegally; of published material

verb.possession

Source: WordNet 3.0
take arbitrarily or by force

verb.contact

Synonyms commandeer highjack hijack

Source: WordNet 3.0
To play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas.

verb

Source: webster1913
To publish, as books or writings, without the permission of the author.

verb

Source: webster1913