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pirate

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pirate

someone who engages in robbery of ships at sea

Sir Francis Drake was a British pirate who preyed on Spanish ships with the connivance of Elizabeth I.

Synonyms of pirate

buccaneer, corsair, freebooter, rover

Words Related to pirate

despoiler, looter, marauder, pillager, plunderer, raider, robber

pirate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pirate

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right

using pirated software that was subject to copyright

Synonyms of pirate

appropriate, arrogate, commandeer, convert, expropriate, preempt, press, seize, take over, usurp

Words Related to pirate

annex, attach, claim, confiscate, impound, repossess, sequester

assume, collar, grab, grasp, snatch, steal, wrench, wrest

despoil, loot, pillage

encroach, infringe, invade, occupy, preoccupy, trespass

embezzle, misapply, misappropriate, misuse

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