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Detailed Synonyms for pirate in English

pirate:

pirate [the ~] nomen

  1. the pirate
    the pirate; the searobber
  2. the pirate
    – a ship that is manned by pirates 1
    the pirate; the pirate ship
    – a ship that is manned by pirates 1
  3. the pirate
    – someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation 1
    the pirate; the buccaneer; the sea rover; the sea robber
    – someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation 1
  4. the pirate
    – someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own 1
    the pirate; the plagiarizer; the plagiariser; the plagiarist; the literary pirate
    – someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own 1

pirate verb

  1. pirate
    – take arbitrarily or by force 1
    to hijack; pirate; to commandeer; highjack
    – take arbitrarily or by force 1
    • hijack verb (hijacks, hijacked, hijacking)
    • pirate verb
    • commandeer verb (commandeers, commandeered, commandeering)
      • The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami1
    • highjack verb
  2. pirate
    – copy illegally; of published material 1
    pirate
    – copy illegally; of published material 1

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Related Definitions for "pirate":

  1. a ship that is manned by pirates1
  2. someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation1
  3. someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own1
  4. take arbitrarily or by force1
  5. copy illegally; of published material1

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