1. (noun)plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary pirate, pirate 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 rover, pirate
2. (noun)pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation Synonyms: sea robber, plagiarist, plagiarizer, buccaneer, literary pirate, plagiariser, pirate ship, sea rover, pirate
3. (verb)pirate, pirate ship a ship that is manned by pirates Synonyms: sea robber, plagiarist, plagiarizer, buccaneer, literary pirate, plagiariser, pirate ship, sea rover, pirate
4. (verb)pirate copy illegally; of published material Synonyms: hijack, commandeer, highjack
5. (verb)commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate take arbitrarily or by force Synonyms: commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'pirate'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. 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 Author Synonyms: robber, bandit, depredator, freebooter, pirate, brigand, despoiler, highwayman, plunderer, buccaneer, footpad, marauder, raider, burglar, forager, pillager, thief