Overview of noun pirate

The noun pirate has 3 senses

• plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary pirate, pirate -- (someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own)


• pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover -- (someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation)


• pirate, pirate ship -- (a ship that is manned by pirates)

Overview of verb pirate

The verb pirate has 2 senses

• pirate -- (copy illegally; of published material)


• commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate -- (take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami")