pirate
noun
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
piratical
-
a word derived from
pirate.
Example Sentences
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Hunt is depicted in fin-de-siècle vest and suit jacket, his debonair mustache giving him a sophisticated, almost piratical air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Equal parts shaggy workplace comedy, love story and piratical mayhem, the series has captivated a large swath of viewers even as it broke hearts — including Blackbeard’s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
A piratical pastor in a boxcar and two rich, tuxedoed drunks on the same train are like admonitory bookends on the subjects of class and self-determination.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
In the debit column, he had an incurable habit of piratical thieving that leaves a bad taste in the mouth.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2021
The energies of the North found other employment: we read of raids on the Welsh coast and of piratical expeditions into Saxony; interesting events also occurred in the home lands.
From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Laurence Marcellus Larson
