pirate Synonyms
Another word for pirate
• noun (Context 1)
A person who attacks and robs ships at sea.
"Historians studied the old logs to track the routes of the famous seventeenth-century buccaneer."
• noun (Context 2)
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 bootlegger from distributing its new program."
• verb (Context 3)
To reproduce, use, or distribute (copyrighted material, software, or commercial products) illegally and without authorization.
"It is against copyright law to bootleg movies and share them on public websites."
• verb (Context 4)
To attack and rob (a ship) at sea, or to practice piracy.
"Outlaws used fast sloops to plunder merchant vessels along the coastal trade routes."
• noun (Context 5)
An unlicensed broadcaster, especially a radio or television station operating outside governmental regulation.
"In the 1960s, many young listeners tuned in to a pirate station broadcasting rock music from a ship anchored offshore."