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noun, a person who commits piracy
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pirate
- 1) noun, a person who commits piracy
- 2) noun, a) a vessel used by pirates b) (as modifier)
- 3) noun, a person who illicitly uses or appropriates someone else's literary, artistic, or other work
- 4) noun, a) a person or group of people who broadcast illegally b) (as modifier)
- 5) verb, to use, appropriate, or reproduce (artistic work, ideas, etc) illicitly
Etymology
C15: from Latin pīrāta, from Greek peirātēs one who attacks, from peira an attempt, attack
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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borrow, buccaneer, raid, rover, filibuster, maraud, corsair, freebooter, copy, steal, reproduce, bootleg, lift (informal), appropriate, poach, crib (informal), plagiarize
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