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pirate

/ˈpaɪ̯(ə)ɹət/

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noun

A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.

Examples :

"You should be cautious due to the Somali pirates."

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noun

An armed ship or vessel that sails for the purpose of plundering other vessels.

Examples :

"The pirate ship attacked the merchant vessel and stole its cargo. "

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noun

One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission

Examples :

"The student was accused of being a pirate for downloading the textbook's digital copy without paying for it. "

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noun

A bird which practises kleptoparasitism.

Examples :

"The noisy pirate bird swooped down and snatched a piece of bread from a picnic basket. "

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noun

A kind of marble in children's games.

Examples :

"My sister's favorite pirate marble is the one with the cracked surface. "

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verb

To appropriate by piracy, plunder at sea.

Examples :

"They pirated the tanker and sailed to a port where they could sell the ship and cargo."

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verb

(intellectual property) To create and/or sell an unauthorized copy of

Examples :

"My brother pirated a copy of the new video game to save money. "

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verb

(intellectual property) To knowingly obtain an unauthorized copy of

Examples :

"Not willing to pay full price for the computer game, Heidi pirated a copy."

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verb

To engage in piracy.

Examples :

"He pirated in the Atlantic for years before becoming a privateer for the Queen."

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adjective

Illegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the counterfeit itself.

Examples :

"The company was worried about the sale of pirate copies of their new textbook. "

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