Definition of pirate
: one who commits or practices piracy
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Examples of pirate in a Sentence
the famous pirate Jean Lafitte
A software pirate made bootleg copies of the computer program.
Recent Examples of pirate from the Web
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On the beach next to the Atrium Hotel, Buccaneer does the theme proud with Bluebeard burgers, pepperoni pirate pizzas and Captain Morgan greeting guests at the door.
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The human remains recovered from a centuries-old shipwreck off Cape Cod did not come from an infamous pirate captain after all.
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The team’s picks on the third day of the draft (rounds four through seven) will be announced by a person standing on the enormous pirate ship at Raymond James Stadium, which isn’t really all that weird.
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In 2014, Riley ran into the author Dave Eggers by his pirate store at 826 Valencia.
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Privacy - Terms But just as online shopping brought porch pirates to the forefront, tech companies and shippers have been coming up with solutions to combat it.
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Jack is an anti-patent scientist turned drug pirate, traversing the world in a submarine as a pharmaceutical Robin Hood, fabricating cheap scrips for poor people who can't otherwise afford them.
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Their first meeting will be Tuesday at 9 a.m. local time (which is Monday at 9 p.m. in New York) at the Capella Hotel, a five-star resort on Singapore’s Sentosa Island -- and a former pirate haunt.
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Raindrops needn’t spoil moods when there’s the Children’s Play Gallery, where kids can explore an indoor pirate ship.
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Origin and Etymology of pirate
Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin pirata, from Greek peiratēs, from peiran to attempt — more at fear
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined above
See Words from the same yearDefinition of pirate
pirated;
pirating
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: to commit piracy on
2
: to take or appropriate by piracy: such as
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: to reproduce without authorization especially in infringement of copyright
b
: to lure away from another employer by offers of betterment
: to commit or practice piracy
Examples of pirate in a Sentence
He was accused of pirating their invention.
using pirated software that was subject to copyright
Recent Examples of pirate from the Web
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FlightSimLab owner Lefteris Kalamaras actually confirmed that this was the case in a forum post, but asserted that this functionality was only turned against users running software that the company has deemed to be pirated.
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SurfSafe will also help users to identify whether an image was pirated from another site and flag visuals that have been photoshopped.
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The lawsuit against Dragon Media says the box and the software provided by Dragon Media greatly simplify the process of viewing pirated video.
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The photos are childhood snapshots of Ms. Perry and her twin brother, Sandy, who was one of the N.C.A.A. basketball players whose likenesses were pirated, just a few years ago, by the video game company E.A. Sports.
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Set in the year 2144, Autonomous follows Jack, a rogue scientist who pirates life-saving drugs for people who can’t afford them.
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About 70% of the software in use in China, for example, is pirated.
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Truex could have crashed Busch — practically everyone else crashed somebody — and pirated the win, but Truex played nice and finished second.
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The seven episodes in Game of Thrones season 7 have been pirated—or illegally downloaded or streamed—more than 1.029 billion times, digital market tracker Muso reported this week.
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First Known Use of pirate
1577
pirate Synonyms
Synonyms
appropriate, arrogate, commandeer, convert, expropriate, preempt, press, seize, take over, usurp;
Related Words
annex, attach, claim, confiscate, impound, repossess, sequester;
assume, collar, grab, grasp, snatch, steal, wrench, wrest;
PIRATE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of pirate for English Language Learners
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: someone who attacks and steals from a ship at sea
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: someone who illegally copies a product or invention without permission
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: a person or organization that illegally makes television or radio broadcasts
pirate
Definition of pirate for English Language Learners
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: to illegally copy (something) without permission
PIRATE Defined for Kids
Definition of pirate for Students
: a robber of ships at sea : a person who commits piracy
Law Dictionary
legal Definition of pirate
pirated;
pirating
: to take or appropriate by piracy;
especially
: to copy, distribute, or use without authorization especially in infringement of copyright
- the pirated software
- pirating cable signals
: to commit piracy — compare bootleg
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