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Synonyms for pirate
ˈpaɪ rətpi·rate
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Wiktionary
pirateadjective
Synonyms:
piratedpiratenoun
To appropriate by piracy, plunder at sea.
They pirated the tanker and sailed to a port where they could sell the ship and cargo.
Synonyms:
piratedpiratenoun
One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission
Synonyms:
bootleggerpirateverb
To knowingly obtain an unauthorized copy of
Not willing to pay full price for the computer game, Heidi pirated a copy.
pirateverb
Synonyms:
counterfeit, plagiarize
English Synonyms and Antonyms
pirate
A robber seeks to obtain the property of others by force or intimidation; a thief by stealth and secrecy. In early English thief was freely used in both senses, as in Shakespeare and the Authorized Version of the English Bible, which has "two thieves" (Matt. xxvii, 38), where the Revised Version more correctly substitutes "two robbers."
Synonyms:
bandit, brigand, buccaneer, burglar, depredator, despoiler, footpad, forager, freebooter, highwayman, marauder, pillager, plunderer, raider, robber, thief
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
pirate
Synonyms:
corsair, searobber, buccaneer, freebooter, sea rover
Princeton's WordNet
plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary pirate, piratenoun
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
Synonyms:
sea robber, plagiarist, plagiarizer, buccaneer, literary pirate, plagiariser, pirate ship, sea roverpirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rovernoun
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
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sea robber, plagiarist, plagiarizer, buccaneer, literary pirate, plagiariser, pirate ship, sea roverpirate, pirate shipverb
a ship that is manned by pirates
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sea robber, plagiarist, plagiarizer, buccaneer, literary pirate, plagiariser, pirate ship, sea roverpirateverb
copy illegally; of published material
Synonyms:
hijack, commandeer, highjackcommandeer, hijack, highjack, pirateverb
take arbitrarily or by force
"The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
Synonyms:
commandeer, hijack, highjack
Dictionary of English Synonymes
piratenoun
Synonyms:
corsair, buccaneer, picaroon, free-booter, sea-robber, sea-rover
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
piratenoun
Synonyms:
sea-robber, buccaneer, picaroon, corsair, freebooter, viking
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#16027 | raider | |
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#18929 | corsair | |
#22161 | bandit | |
#25316 | counterfeit | |
#26811 | burglar | |
#28563 | hijack | |
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#37725 | pirated | |
#52157 | buccaneer | |
#52846 | marauder | |
#54789 | privateer | |
#95956 | plagiarize | |
#97972 | pirating | |
#100488 | highwayman | |
#121865 | plagiarist | |
#125028 | brigand | |
#141852 | bootlegger | |
#150928 | forager | |
#157478 | commandeer | |
#200348 | footpad | |
#211185 | pillager |
How to use pirate in a sentence?
You liked to live your life on the razor's edge for the buzz, you were an anti-star, a pirate and committed to our cause of shaking people's souls and buildings.
Our suit against Twitch is to defend our exclusive rights to broadcast English Premier League matches and we will continue to actively combat pirate broadcasts, we're currently holding talks with Twitch to sign a settlement agreement. The service has given us tools to combat pirate broadcasts and we are now only talking about compensation for damages between August and November.
Children are f–king crazy. They’re also suicidal. Like, at the park, certain jungle gyms have an opening for older kids to jump out of. [Wyatt is] 19 months; she can’t jump. She just walks off it as if she’s on a pirate ship.
I’ve got the formal Pastafarian Ministeroni outfit and I've got the more pirate-y one.
i, ras cardo am here to make sure that-the express wishes of those who are dead will not be set aside by the evil works and schemes of those who are living and who would choose to steal and pirate our legacies. This is also my history.
Translations for pirate
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- seerowerAfrikaans
- قرصانArabic
- piratejar, pirataCatalan, Valencian
- pirátCzech
- copïwr anghyfreithlon, môr-leidrWelsh
- pirat, sørøverDanish
- Raubkopierer, Korsar, Seeräuber, PiratGerman
- πειρατής, πειρατικός, πειρατεύωGreek
- pirato, piratiEsperanto
- pirataSpanish
- piraatEstonian
- merirosvo, piraattiFinnish
- sjórænari, piraturFaroese
- pirate, corsaireFrench
- pirataGalician
- ચાંચિયોGujarati
- שודד יםHebrew
- जलडाकूHindi
- kalózkodik, kalózHungarian
- ծովահենArmenian
- sjóræningiIcelandic
- pirataItalian
- 海賊Japanese
- ಸಮುದ್ರಚೋರ, ಕೃತಿ ಚೋರ, ಸ್ವಾಮ್ಯ ಚೋರ, ಕಡಲುಗಳ್ಳKannada
- 해적, 海賊Korean
- pirataLatin
- zeeroven, gepirateerd, boekanier, kaper, piraat, vrijbuiter, zeerover, piraterenDutch
- sjørøvarNorwegian Nynorsk
- sjørøver, pirat, piratkopiere, piratkopiertNorwegian
- pirataOccitan
- piracki, piratować, korsarz, piratPolish
- corsário, pirata, bucaneiro, piratear, pirateadoPortuguese
- piratRomanian
- пиратский, пиратRussian
- gusarSlovene
- burcad badeedSomali
- sjörövare, piratSwedish
- haramiaSwahili
- โจรสลัดThai
- pirataTagalog
- korsan, korsan satış yapmakTurkish
- kẻ cướp biểnVietnamese
- 海盗Chinese
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