pirate
[ pahy-ruht ]
/ ˈpaɪ rət /
noun
verb (used with object), pi·rat·ed, pi·rat·ing.
verb (used without object), pi·rat·ed, pi·rat·ing.
to commit or practice piracy.
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Origin of pirate
1250–1300; Middle English <Latin pīrāta<Greek peirātḗs, equivalent to peirā-, variant stem of peirân to attack + -tēs agent noun suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for pirate
pirate
/ (ˈpaɪrɪt) /
noun
a person who commits piracy
- a vessel used by pirates
- (as modifier)a pirate ship
a person who illicitly uses or appropriates someone else's literary, artistic, or other work
- a person or group of people who broadcast illegally
- (as modifier)a pirate radio station
verb
(tr) to use, appropriate, or reproduce (artistic work, ideas, etc) illicitly
Derived forms of pirate
piratical (paɪˈrætɪkəl) or piratic, adjectivepiratically, adverbWord Origin for pirate
C15: from Latin pīrāta, from Greek peirātēs one who attacks, from peira an attempt, attack
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