Pirate
['paɪrət]
Definition
(noun.) a ship that is manned by pirates.
(noun.) someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation.
(verb.) copy illegally; of published material.
Editor: Nettie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) An armed ship or vessel which sails without a legal commission, for the purpose of plundering other vessels on the high seas.
(n.) One who infringes the law of copyright, or publishes the work of an author without permission.
(v. i.) To play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas.
(v. t.) To publish, as books or writings, without the permission of the author.
Inputed by Gavin
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Corsair, buccaneer, picaroon, free-booter, sea-robber, sea-rover.
Inputed by Allen
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Corsair, searobber, buccaneer, freebooter, sea_rover
Inputed by Alan
Definition
n. one who without authority attempts to capture ships at sea: a sea-robber: an armed vessel which without legal right plunders other vessels at sea: one who steals or infringes a copyright.—v.t. to rob at sea: to take without permission as books or writings.—n. Pī′racy the crime of a pirate: robbery on the high seas: infringement of copyright.—adjs. Pirat′ic -al pertaining to a pirate: practising piracy.—adv. Pirat′ically.
Typed by Jed
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of pirates, denotes that you will be exposed to the evil designs of false friends. To dream that you are a pirate, denotes that you will fall beneath the society of friends and former equals. For a young woman to dream that her lover is a pirate, is a sign of his unworthiness and deceitfulness. If she is captured by pirates, she will be induced to leave her home under false pretenses.
Editor: Madge
Examples
- They imposed another pirate upon us at Nazareth--another invincible Arab guard. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Xodar, Dator of the First Born of Barsoom, is accustomed to give commands, not to receive them, replied the black pirate. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- There was no sea life, there were no pirate raiders, no strange traders. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- An English hero of the road would be the next best thing to an Italian bandit; and that could only be surpassed by a Levantine pirate. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The man was limping on towards this latter, as if he were the pirate come to life, and come down, and going back to hook himself up again. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- On an adjacent island lived a kind of semi-pirate called Alcibiades, who was, and is, a thorough blackguard. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It came from a source equally unlooked for by either thern or pirate. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Turning, I saw a dozen black pirates dashing toward us from the melee. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Thus the pass will be closed up, sealing the pirates up in the crater, so if the volcano does burst out, they will be blown to pieces. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Pirates now filled the field, and the lawsuits which they were compelled to bring to defend themselves went against them. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- As the pirates swooped closer toward the ground, thern soldiery poured from the temples into the gardens and courts. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- From time immemorial the black pirates of Barsoom have preyed upon the Holy Therns. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It was felt at once that the mouth did not come over from Sleswig with a band of Saxon pirates whose lips met like the two halves of a muffin. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- We turned, and, sure enough, there they were--three fantastic pirates armed with guns. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The Bell company, of Boston, also started an exchange, and the fight was on, the Western Union pirating the Bell receiver, and the Boston company pirating the Western Union transmitter. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Edited by Hugh