pirate
noun
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
pirates
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pluralof pirate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof pirate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
piratenouna person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
Example Sentences
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The author of “Shakespeare at Thirty’” on spies, massacres, pirates, poets and the patrons who made literary careers possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Sixteen suspected pirates have been arrested, while others escaped and were being pursued, officials said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Qabowsade rejected suggestions that forces from Puntland, a semi-autonomous region of Somalia, had helped some of the pirates escape.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
McDonald’s latest Happy Meal collaboration unites the anime pirates of One Piece with Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
As for Cassiopeia, she had knitted a collection of eye patches for playing at pirates, and a holster to fit a toy dagger that Beowulf had gnawed for her out of a fallen tree branch.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
