pirate
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Definitions ofpirate
- A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
Example: "You should be cautious due to the Somali pirates."
- An armed ship or vessel that sails for the purpose of plundering other vessels.
- One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission
- A bird which practises kleptoparasitism.
- A kind of marble in children's games.
- To appropriate by piracy, plunder at sea.
Example: "They pirated the tanker and sailed to a port where they could sell the ship and cargo."
- (intellectual property) To create and/or sell an unauthorized copy of
- (intellectual property) To knowingly obtain an unauthorized copy of
Example: "Not willing to pay full price for the computer game, Heidi pirated a copy."
- To engage in piracy.
Example: "He pirated in the Atlantic for years before becoming a privateer for the Queen."
- Illegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the counterfeit itself.
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