pirate

B2
Pronunciation
/ˈpaɪ̯(ə)ɹət/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.

Example Sentences
  • You should be cautious due to the Somali pirates.
2 Definition

An armed ship or vessel that sails for the purpose of plundering other vessels.

3 Definition

One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission

4 Definition

A bird which practises kleptoparasitism.

5 Definition

A kind of marble in children's games.

Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To appropriate by piracy, plunder at sea.

Example Sentences
  • They pirated the tanker and sailed to a port where they could sell the ship and cargo.
2 Definition

(intellectual property) To create and/or sell an unauthorized copy of

3 Definition

(intellectual property) To knowingly obtain an unauthorized copy of

Example Sentences
  • Not willing to pay full price for the computer game, Heidi pirated a copy.
4 Definition

To engage in piracy.

Example Sentences
  • He pirated in the Atlantic for years before becoming a privateer for the Queen.
Adjective
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Illegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the counterfeit itself.