pirate
noun
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
piratic
-
a word derived from
pirate.
Example Sentences
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Prime Minister Begin denied a charge by Moscow that Israel was planning a "piratic raid" on Syria.
From Time Magazine Archive
The only rock 'n' roll reached England from the piratic Radio Luxembourg.
From Time Magazine Archive
The pirates gathered on the deck and buckled on their swords, Rolled up their sleeves, and combed their beards, and spoke piratic words.
From Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895 by Various
Lured by such hopes of plunder, Venice was as eager as the pope to take a share in the piratic expedition.
From The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
On he went therefore, his coat-tails standing out straight like the forks of a boot-jack, and a red bandanna handkerchief streaming in the wind from his pocket behind like some fierce piratic flag!
From Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier by John Algernon Owens
