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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2019

pi•rate /ˈpaɪrət/ n., v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing.

n. [countable]

1. one who robs or commits illegal acts or violence at sea.

2. one who uses or copies the work or invention of another without permission.

v. [~ + object]

3. to take by piracy.

4. to use or copy (a book, an invention, copyrighted software, etc.) without permission

or legal right.

pi•rat•i•cal /paɪˈrætɪkəl, pɪ-/ adj.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2019

pi•rate (pī′rət), n., v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing.
n.

1. a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.

2. Nautical, Naval Terms a ship used by such persons.

3. any plunderer, predator, etc.:confidence men, slumlords, and other pirates.

4. a person who uses or reproduces the work or invention of another without

authorization.

5. called pi′rate stream′. a stream that diverts into its own flow the
Geology Also
headwaters of another stream, river, etc.

v.t.
 6. to commit piracy upon; plunder;
rob.

7. to take by piracy:to pirate gold.

8. to use or reproduce (a book, an invention, etc.) without authorization or legal

right:to pirate hit records.

9. to take or entice away for one's own use:Our competitor is trying to pirate our best
salesman.

v.i.

10. to commit or practice piracy.

pi′rate•like′, adj.
pi•rat•i•cal (pī′rət), pi•rat′ic, adj. pi•rat′i•cal•ly, adv.

 Greek peirāté̄s, equivalent. to peirā-, variant stem of peirân to attack + -tēs agent
noun, nominal suffix
 Latin pīrāta
 Middle English 1250–1300

 1. freebooter, buccaneer, corsair, plunderer.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

pirate /ˈpaɪrɪt/N

1. a person who commits piracy

2. a vessel used by pirates
3. (as modifier): a pirate ship
4. a person who illicitly uses or appropriates someone else's literary, artistic, or
other work
5. a person or group of people who broadcast illegally
6. (as modifier): a pirate radio station

VB

1. (transitive) to use, appropriate, or reproduce (artistic work, ideas, etc) illicitly

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin pīrāta, from Greek peirātēs one who attacks,
from peira an attempt, attack

piratical /paɪˈrætɪkəl/, piˈraticADJpiˈraticallyADV