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pirate

pi·rate

UK/ˈpaɪɹət/ US/ˈpaɪ̯ɹɪt/ fairly common
noun (3) verb (2)

noun

1.

someone who uses another person''s words or ideas as if they were his own

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2.

someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

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3.

a ship manned by pirates

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verb

1.
2.

take arbitrarily or by force

  • “The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami”
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Origin

From Middle English pirate, pirat, pyrat, from Old French pirate, from Latin pīrāta (“pirate”), from Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs), from πεῖρα (peîra, “trial, attempt, plot”). Displaced native Old English wīċing, which was the word for both "pirate" and "viking".

Phrases

  • air pirate
  • bee pirate
  • butt pirate
  • land pirate
  • minute pirate bug
  • pirate articles
  • pirate bug
  • pirate library

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