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pirate |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. An armed ship or vessel which sails without a legal commission, for the purpose of plundering other vessels on the high seas. 3. One who infringes the law of copyright, or publishes the work of an author without permission. {Pirate perch} (Zo["o]l.), a fresh-water percoid fish of the United States ({Aphredoderus Sayanus}). It is of a dark olive color, speckled with blackish spots. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pirate \Pi"rate\, v. t. To publish, as books or writings, without the permission of the author. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pirate n 1: someone who uses another person's words or ideas is they were his own [syn: {plagiarist}, {literary pirate}] 2: someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation [syn: {buccaneer}, {sea robber}, {sea rover}] 3: a ship manned by pirates [syn: {pirate ship}] v 1: copy illegally; of published material 2: take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" [syn: {commandeer}, {hijack}, {highjack}, {expropriate}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: pirate {software pirate}
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