pirate
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈpaɪrɪt/
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- The pirate attacked the merchant ship in the middle of the night.
- a pirate ship
- pirates attack
- Somali pirates
Say hi to the Somali pirates for us now.
- Say hi to the Somali pirates for us now.
- And then there's a case where he throws his money overboard when pirates are coming in.
- So I think we might see Mel become a pirate.
- There's this pirates robbing oil installations.
- Oh, do you know what pirates and trumpets have in common?
- Well, maybe a pirate and what is the goal?
- And it's not just really, There's a good pirate and a good pirate.
- Smells like what I imagine pirate ship would smell like.
- If that's what pirates smell like, sign me up.
- Then it was bought from me by the Dread Pirate Roberts.
Examples
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So are you a good pirate or a bad pirate?
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EXT. RIVER BOAT - TOP DECK: A pirate has taken over the boat's wheel.
Fiction book (1990) -
I was arrested for being a pirate...
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Many corporations have been forced to pay to get their employees back from pirate forces.
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Talk to me about how pirates operate.
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And I must rid the sea of pirates.
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In 2009, for example, they rescued an American captain taken hostage by pirates off the coast of Somalia.
Academic text (2011) -
The reports also mention the way in which the pirates operated, befriending indigenous groups hostile to the Spaniards.
Academic text (2012) -
Today, most Smith Islanders will deny that their ancestors were pirates, but their graveyards contradict them.
Academic text (1994) -
Armed with guns, knives, and swords, the pirates hurriedly surround the intruding riverboat.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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9.5
A pirate who attacks and robs ships at sea
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9.9
A person who steals goods during war, often from villages or ships
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9.9
A pirate from the North African coast who attacks ships and coastal towns
A person who steals from ships or coastal towns
A person who robs ships and coastal places at sea without government permission
A sailor who attacks and steals from other ships, often in past wars
Compounds
How Lawless
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pirate comes from a Greek word peirates, from peira meaning 'try' or 'attack', because these people made attacks at sea to take ships and goods. So a pirate today is a sea robber who attacks and robs ships.