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Meaning
Noun
●
A
criminal
who
plunders
at sea
;
commonly
attacking
merchant
vessels
, though often
pillaging
port
towns.
●
An
armed
ship
or
vessel
that
sails
for the
purpose
of
plundering
other
vessel
s.
●
One who
breaks
intellectual property
laws
by
reproducing
protected
works
without permission.
●
In Ornithology:
A
bird
which
practises
kleptoparasitism.
●
A
kind of
marble
in children's games.
●
In Sports:
someone
connected
with any of
a number of
sports
teams
known as the Pirates, as a
fan
,
player
,
coach
etc.
●
In Football (soccer) & Sports:
someone
connected
with any of
a number of
sports
teams
known as the Pirates, as a
fan
,
player
,
coach
etc.
someone
connected
with Bristol Rovers Football Club, as a
fan
,
player
,
coach
etc.
Verb
●
To
appropriate
by
piracy
; to
plunder
at sea.
●
In Copyright:
To create
and/or
sell
an
unauthorized
copy
of.
●
In Copyright:
To
knowingly
obtain
an
unauthorized
copy
of.
●
To
engage
in piracy.
●
In Philippine English:
To
entice
an
employee
to
switch
from a
competing
company to
one's
own.
Adj
●
Illegally
imitated
or
reproduced
, said of a
trademarked
product or
copyrighted
work, or of the
counterfeit
itself.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
pirate
English
pirate
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
pirata
Latin
πειρατής
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
πεῖρα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Buccaneer
Corsair
Pirate
Freebooter
Picaroon
Raider
Reaver
Bootlegger
Pyrate
Plagiarize
Counterfeit
Pirated
Steal
Sea Rat
Sea Rover
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Preorder
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