pirate
pirate Lexical Profile
pirate Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person who attacks and robs ships at sea.
"Historians studied the old logs to track the routes of the famous seventeenth-century pirate."
A person or organization that reproduces, distributes, or uses copyrighted material such as software, music, or films without legal authorization.
"The software company implemented stricter security measures to prevent a digital pirate from distributing its new program."
An unlicensed broadcaster, especially a radio or television station operating outside governmental regulation.
"In the 1960s, many young listeners tuned in to a pirate broadcasting rock music from a ship anchored offshore."
• verb
To reproduce, use, or distribute (copyrighted material, software, or commercial products) illegally and without authorization.
"It is against copyright law to pirate movies and share them on public websites."
To attack and rob (a ship) at sea, or to practice piracy.
"Outlaws used fast sloops to pirate merchant vessels along the coastal trade routes."
• Rhymes for pirate
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed via Old French and Latin pirata from Ancient Greek peirates ('brigand' or 'pirate'), derived from the verb peiran ('to attempt, attack, or make an assault').