pirate

/ˈpaɪ̯(ə)ɹət/

noun

  1. 1

    A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.

    You should be cautious due to the Somali pirates.
  2. 2

    An armed ship or vessel that sails for the purpose of plundering other vessels.

  3. 3

    One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission

  4. 4

    A bird which practises kleptoparasitism.

  5. 5

    A kind of marble in children's games.

verb

  1. 1

    To appropriate by piracy, plunder at sea.

    They pirated the tanker and sailed to a port where they could sell the ship and cargo.
  2. 2

    (intellectual property) To create and/or sell an unauthorized copy of

  3. 3

    (intellectual property) To knowingly obtain an unauthorized copy of

    Not willing to pay full price for the computer game, Heidi pirated a copy.
  4. 4

    To engage in piracy.

    He pirated in the Atlantic for years before becoming a privateer for the Queen.

adjective

  1. 1

    Illegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the counterfeit itself.

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