pirate
noun
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
piratelike
-
a word derived from
pirate.
Example Sentences
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The iconic patch, worn to cover an eye lost to a childhood hockey accident, that had given him a villainous, piratelike air in his New York years was gone.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2011
