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Type Words
Synonyms buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover
Type of pillager, spoiler, despoiler, raider, plunderer, freebooter, looter
Has types barbary pirate, corsair, sea king
Derivation piratical
Type Words
Synonyms literary pirate, plagiariser, plagiarist, plagiarizer
Type of stealer, thief
Derivation piratical
Type Words
Synonyms commandeer, highjack, hijack
Type of seize
Has types skyjack, carjack
Derivation piracy
Type Words
Synonyms pirate ship
Type of ship
Has types corsair
Derivation piratical
Type Words
Type of steal, rip off, rip
Derivation piracy

Examples of pirate

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He is supposed to be an eco-terrorist, a pirate, a man who courts confrontation.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Carson Kressley played a pirate on a Viennese waltz that started with swordplay.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Indeed, 3-D is turning out to be the equivalent of a treasure-laden pirate ship.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
The new equipment is a series of platforms and walkways mimicking a pirate ship.
From the ocregister.com
In Tampa Bay, cannons fire from a replica pirate ship when the Buccaneers score.
From the dallasnews.com
He said the last pirate festival he coordinated had more than 1,200 re-enactors.
From the signonsandiego.com
The kids credited Han's Hideout, a pirate ship, with having slides with no wait.
From the dallasnews.com
Doug Lowe built the front section of a pirate ship with a skeleton at the wheel.
From the fresnobee.com
A fourth pirate surrendered earlier Sunday and could face life in a U.S. prison.
From the foxnews.com
More examples
  • Plagiarist: someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
  • Copy illegally; of published material
  • Someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
  • Commandeer: take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
  • A ship that is manned by pirates
  • (piracy) hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it; "air piracy"
  • Catacroptera is a monotypic genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae in the family Nymphalidae found in Africa.
  • Pirate was released as the first single by Cher from the album Cherished. A minor hit, it peaked at 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; the album did not chart.
  • A Pirate is a type of German sailing dinghy. It was first constructed in 1935, and has no trapeze. The Pirate was designed in 1934 by the German boat builder Carl Martens. ...