Definition of PIRATE. Meaning of PIRATE. Synonyms of PIRATE
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Definition of PIRATE
Pirate Pirate Pi"rate, n. [L. pirata, Gr. ?, fr. ? to attempt,
undertake, from making attempts or attacks on ships, ? an
attempt, trial; akin to E. peril: cf. F. pirate. See
Peril.]
1. A robber on the high seas; one who by open violence takes
the property of another on the high seas; especially, one
who makes it his business to cruise for robbery or
plunder; a freebooter on the seas; also, one who steals in
a harbor.
2. An armed ship or vessel which sails without a legal
commission, for the purpose of plundering other vessels on
the high seas.
3. One who infringes the law of copyright, or publishes the
work of an author without permission.
Pirate perch (Zo["o]l.), a fresh-water percoid fish of the
United States (Aphredoderus Sayanus). It is of a dark
olive color, speckled with blackish spots.
Pirate Pirate Pi"rate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pirated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pirating.] [Cf. F. pirater.]
To play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas.
Pirate Pirate Pi"rate, v. t.
To publish, as books or writings, without the permission of
the author.
