pirate
A criminal who plunders at seaA criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
» Blackbeard was a very famous pirate.
Чорна Борода був дуже знаменитим піратом. — deniko
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5 sensesA criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
You should be cautious due to the Somali pirates.
Pirat, Seeräuber, Korsar
пира́тpirát, пира́ткаpirátka, корса́рkorsár
піра́тpirát
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
An armed ship or vessel that sails for the purpose of plundering other vessels.
Piratenschiff
пиратский корабльpiratskij korablʹ
(broadly)One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
Pirat, Raubkopierer
пира́тpirát
A bird which practises kleptoparasitism.
A kind of marble in children's games.
Examples
163 sentencesBlackbeard was a very famous pirate.
Чорна Борода був дуже знаменитим піратом. — deniko
Tom's great-great-grandfather was a pirate.
Пра-прадід Тома був піратом. — deniko
ruПрапрадед Тома был пиратом. — odexed
deToms Ururgroßvater war Pirat. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Why don't we pretend that we're pirates?
Чому б нам не вдати з себе піратів? — deniko
Tom showed up at the party dressed as a pirate.
Том прийшов на вечірку вдягнений як пірат. — oromashka
You look like a pirate.
Ти схожий на пірата. — miketheknight
ruТы похож на пирата. — marafon
deDu siehst wie ein Pirat aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English pirate, pirat, pyrat, from Old French pirate, from Latin pīrāta (“piraFrom 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".
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Forms
plural: piratesSynonyms
17 synonyms- a ship that is manned by pirates:pirate ship
- someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation:buccaneersea robbersea rover
- someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were their own:plagiaristplagiarizerplagiariserliterary pirate
Word family
35 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- as a pirate
- like a pirate
- was a pirate