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   pirate

   /ˈpʌɪrət/

   noun

   • 1. a person who attacks and robs ships at sea: "in the three weeks leading up to the attack, sixteen container ships had been boarded by pirates" Similar freebootermarauderraiderhistorical:buccaneerprivateerarchaic:corsairroversea roverrare:picaroonfilibustersea thiefsea robberwater thiefsea wolfsea ratwater ratmarooner
   • 2. a person who appropriates or reproduces the work of another for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright: "software pirates" Similar copyright infringerplagiaristplagiarizer
   • 3. a person or organization that broadcasts radio or television programmes without official authorization: "a pirate radio station"

   verb

   • 1. use or reproduce (another's work) for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright: "his latest album has been pirated and downloaded so many times since its release that he's lost $10 million in sales"
   • 2. rob or plunder (a ship): "nine ships were pirated off the coast of the country between 2006 and May of last year"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin pirata, from Greek peiratēs, from peirein ‘to attempt, attack’ (from peira ‘an attempt’).

   Scrabble Points: 8

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