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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.
Synonyms:
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
Synonyms:
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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#141852 | bootlegger | |
#150928 | forager | |
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#200348 | footpad | |
#211185 | pillager |
How to use pirate in a sentence?
It's better to be a pirate than to join the Navy.
I voted for the Pirate Party last time and I will do so again. It is time for something new on the table.
It is understood the pirate gang boarded the Glarus by means of long ladders and cut the razor wire on deck to gain access to the vessel and eventually the bridge, having destroyed much of the vessel's communications equipment the criminal gang departed taking 12 of the 19 crew complement as hostage.
David Fincher and Kathy built the [ pirate ] ship on the stage and when David Fincher and Kathy went to film the ship Steven [ Spielberg ] wanted the entire ship to be in the frame, but there had been a small error made in looking at the perspective so David Fincher and Kathy had to open the door of the stage and put the camera outside to get all of the ship inside the frame.
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.
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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