English noun: pirate | |||
1. | pirate (person) someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own | ||
Synonyms | literary pirate, plagiariser, plagiarist, plagiarizer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stealer, thief | ||
2. | pirate (person) someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation | ||
Synonyms | buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover | ||
Broader (hypernym) | despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Barbary pirate, corsair, sea king | ||
Instance hyponym | Bartholomew Roberts, Blackbeard, Edward Teach, Edward Thatch, Henry Morgan, Jean Laffite, Jean Lafitte, Laffite, Lafitte, Morgan, Roberts, Sir Henry Morgan, Teach, Thatch | ||
3. | pirate (artifact) a ship that is manned by pirates | ||
Synonyms | pirate ship | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ship | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | corsair | ||
English verb: pirate | |||
1. | pirate (possession) copy illegally; of published material | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue pirate the movie | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | steal | ||
Domain category | crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense | ||
2. | pirate (contact) take arbitrarily or by force | ||
Samples | The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami. | ||
Synonyms | commandeer, highjack, hijack | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | seize | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | carjack, skyjack | ||
Domain category | crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense | ||