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noun

Pirate n.

A robber on the high seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on the high seas; especially, one who makes it his business to cruise for robbery or plunder; a freebooter on the seas; also, one who steals in a harbor.

An armed ship or vessel which sails without a legal commission, for the purpose of plundering other vessels on the high seas.

One who infringes the law of copyright, or publishes the work of an author without permission.

Pirate perch (Zool.), a fresh-water percoid fish of the United States (Aphredoderus Sayanus). It is of a dark olive color, speckled with blackish spots.

verb

Pirate v. t. To publish, as books or writings, without the permission of the author. "They advertised they would pirate his edition."

Pirate v. i. (past & past part. pirated; pres. part. pirating) To play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas.

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Etymology of 'Pirate'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Pirate" Quotes from Famous Books

... a pirate's sword beautiful? I've read of precious stones in the hilt of a pirate's sword! That's not for the ...

— Weighed and Wanting • George MacDonald

... and surly. Sallied, however, by the assistance of a hired coach, and left cards for Count Pozzo di Borgo, Lord Granville, our ambassador, and M. Gallois, author of the History of Venice.[382] Found no one at home, not even the old pirate Galignani,[383] at whose den I ventured to call. Showed my companion the Louvre (which was closed, unluckily), the front of the palace with its courts, and all that splendid quarter which the fame of ...

— The Journal of Sir Walter Scott - From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford • Walter Scott

... spices and cloves that they should bring from the plantations of Pemba and Zanzibar. But there are no dusky beauties now aboard these ships; and their freight is rations and other hum-drum prosaic things for our troops. The red pirate's flag has become the red ensign ...

— Sketches of the East Africa Campaign • Robert Valentine Dolbey

... order a dinner with the rarest taste; it was due largely to him that the fame of the Ramos gin-fizz and the Sazerac cocktail became national. His grandfather, General Dreux, had drunk at the old Absinthe House with no less a person that Lafitte, the pirate, and had frequented the house on Royal Street when Lafayette and Marechal Ney were there. It was in this house, indeed, that he had met Louis Philippe. His grandson had such a wealth of intimate detail at his finger tips that it was a great pleasure ...

— The Net • Rex Beach

... at the False Hare's words, but Rudolf only laughed. "What luck!" he exclaimed. "I'm nine years old and I've never seen a real live pirate, and goodness knows when I ever will again—I wouldn't miss this for anything." Then, as he saw how really worried his little sister looked, he added cheerfully. "They may sail right past without speaking to us, ...

— The Wonderful Bed • Gertrude Knevels

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