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Synonyms for pirate
ˈpaɪ rətpi·rate
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Wiktionary
pirateadjective
Synonyms:
piratedpiratenoun
To appropriate by piracy, plunder at sea.
They pirated the tanker and sailed to a port where they could sell the ship and cargo.
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piratedpiratenoun
One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission
Synonyms:
bootleggerpirateverb
To knowingly obtain an unauthorized copy of
Not willing to pay full price for the computer game, Heidi pirated a copy.
pirateverb
Synonyms:
counterfeit, plagiarize
English Synonyms and Antonyms
pirate
A robber seeks to obtain the property of others by force or intimidation; a thief by stealth and secrecy. In early English thief was freely used in both senses, as in Shakespeare and the Authorized Version of the English Bible, which has "two thieves" (Matt. xxvii, 38), where the Revised Version more correctly substitutes "two robbers."
Synonyms:
bandit, brigand, buccaneer, burglar, depredator, despoiler, footpad, forager, freebooter, highwayman, marauder, pillager, plunderer, raider, robber, thief
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
pirate
Synonyms:
corsair, searobber, buccaneer, freebooter, sea rover
Princeton's WordNet
plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary pirate, piratenoun
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
Synonyms:
sea robber, plagiarist, plagiarizer, buccaneer, literary pirate, plagiariser, pirate ship, sea roverpirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rovernoun
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
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sea robber, plagiarist, plagiarizer, buccaneer, literary pirate, plagiariser, pirate ship, sea roverpirate, pirate shipverb
a ship that is manned by pirates
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sea robber, plagiarist, plagiarizer, buccaneer, literary pirate, plagiariser, pirate ship, sea roverpirateverb
copy illegally; of published material
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hijack, commandeer, highjackcommandeer, hijack, highjack, pirateverb
take arbitrarily or by force
"The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
Synonyms:
commandeer, hijack, highjack
Dictionary of English Synonymes
piratenoun
Synonyms:
corsair, buccaneer, picaroon, free-booter, sea-robber, sea-rover
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
piratenoun
Synonyms:
sea-robber, buccaneer, picaroon, corsair, freebooter, viking
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How to use pirate in a sentence?
Our suit against Twitch is to defend our exclusive rights to broadcast English Premier League matches and we will continue to actively combat pirate broadcasts, we're currently holding talks with Twitch to sign a settlement agreement. The service has given us tools to combat pirate broadcasts and we are now only talking about compensation for damages between August and November.
Lisa Niziolek explained. In addition to ceramics, the ship was also carrying elephant tusks, possibly for use in medicine or art. Sweet-smelling resin, which could have been used for incense or for caulking ships, was also found. Previous carbon dating of the tusks and resin had dated the wreck to between 700 and 750 years ago. However, improved carbon dating techniques tell a different story. PIRATE MYSTERY : DOES THIS 300-YEAR-OLD BONE BELONG TO' BLACK SAM' BELLAMY ? When we got the results back and learned that the resin and tusk samples were older than previously thought, we were excited, we had suspected that based on inscriptions on the ceramics and conversations with colleagues in China and Japan, and it was great to have all these different types of data coming together to support it.
This is probably going to be disappointing for you, but I am not and have never been Dread Pirate Roberts, the investigation reached that conclusion already - this is why I am not the one sitting during the Silk Road trial, and I can only feel defense attorney Joshua Dratel trying everything he can to point the attention away from his client.
I voted for the Pirate Party last time and I will do so again. It is time for something new on the table.
I’ve got the formal Pastafarian Ministeroni outfit and I've got the more pirate-y one.
Translations for pirate
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- seerowerAfrikaans
- قرصانArabic
- piratejar, pirataCatalan, Valencian
- pirátCzech
- copïwr anghyfreithlon, môr-leidrWelsh
- pirat, sørøverDanish
- Raubkopierer, Korsar, Seeräuber, PiratGerman
- πειρατής, πειρατικός, πειρατεύωGreek
- pirato, piratiEsperanto
- pirataSpanish
- piraatEstonian
- merirosvo, piraattiFinnish
- sjórænari, piraturFaroese
- pirate, corsaireFrench
- pirataGalician
- ચાંચિયોGujarati
- שודד יםHebrew
- जलडाकूHindi
- kalózkodik, kalózHungarian
- ծովահենArmenian
- sjóræningiIcelandic
- pirataItalian
- 海賊Japanese
- ಸಮುದ್ರಚೋರ, ಕೃತಿ ಚೋರ, ಸ್ವಾಮ್ಯ ಚೋರ, ಕಡಲುಗಳ್ಳKannada
- 해적, 海賊Korean
- pirataLatin
- zeeroven, gepirateerd, boekanier, kaper, piraat, vrijbuiter, zeerover, piraterenDutch
- sjørøvarNorwegian Nynorsk
- sjørøver, pirat, piratkopiere, piratkopiertNorwegian
- pirataOccitan
- piracki, piratować, korsarz, piratPolish
- corsário, pirata, bucaneiro, piratear, pirateadoPortuguese
- piratRomanian
- пиратский, пиратRussian
- gusarSlovene
- burcad badeedSomali
- sjörövare, piratSwedish
- haramiaSwahili
- โจรสลัดThai
- pirataTagalog
- korsan, korsan satış yapmakTurkish
- kẻ cướp biểnVietnamese
- 海盗Chinese
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