'Pirate' definitions:

Definition of 'pirate'

(from WordNet)
noun
Someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own [syn: plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary pirate, pirate]
noun
Someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation [syn: pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover]
noun
A ship that is manned by pirates [syn: pirate, pirate ship]
verb
Copy illegally; of published material
verb
Take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" [syn: commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate]

Definition of 'Pirate'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An armed ship or vessel which sails without a legal commission, for the purpose of plundering other vessels on the high seas. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. One who infringes the law of copyright, or publishes the work of an author without permission. [1913 Webster]
  • Pirate perch (Zool.), a fresh-water percoid fish of the United States (Aphredoderus Sayanus). It is of a dark olive color, speckled with blackish spots. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pirate'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pirate'

From: GCIDE
  • Pirate \Pi"rate\, v. t. To publish, as books or writings, without the permission of the author. [1913 Webster]
  • They advertised they would pirate his edition. --Pope. [1913 Webster]