literary pirate
- noun
- /ˈlɪtəˌrɛri ˈpaɪərət/
- Texting
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pirata literario
- The literary pirate uploaded thousands of eBooks to a torrent site, violating multiple copyright laws.
Examples
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During the investigation, agents discovered that several literary pirates sold scanned textbooks for profit.
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Universities warn students that acting as a literary pirate can lead to lawsuits and career damage.
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The literary pirate shared the entire book online.
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Many literary pirates operate in the dark web.
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The literary pirate uploaded thousands of eBooks to a torrent site, violating multiple copyright laws.
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During the investigation, agents discovered that several literary pirates sold scanned textbooks for profit.
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Universities warn students that acting as a literary pirate can lead to lawsuits and career damage.
Synonyms
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7.0
A person who copies someone else's words or ideas and presents them as their own
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6.4
A person who makes and sells illegal copies of music or films
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7.3
A person who copies someone else's words or ideas and claims them as their own
Antonyms
- Specialized
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6.8
A person or organization that legally owns a creative work such as a song, photo, film
How Lawful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'literary' narrows the domain to books/works and 'pirate' denotes someone who illegally reproduces or distributes material, so together they denote a person who illegally copies or shares literary works. This adjective+noun pattern is productive in English and has clear parallels in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Literary pirate also brings to mind people who copy and share books without permission, like a pirate stealing cargo but online. So it is used for someone who 'copies or distributes books illegally'.