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pirate
noun
a
person
who
attacks
and
robs
ships
at
sea
•
The
fearsome
pirate
raised
a
black
flag
as
his
ship
closed
in
on
the
merchant
vessel
.
The
fearsome
pirate
raised
a
black
flag
as
his
ship
closed
in
on
the
merchant
vessel
.
•
Children
at
the
party
dressed
up
as
pirates
and
searched
for
hidden
treasure
in
the
backyard
.
Children
at
the
party
dressed
up
as
pirates
and
searched
for
hidden
treasure
in
the
backyard
.
From
Latin
‘
pirata
’,
through
Old
French
and
Middle
English
,
originally
meaning
‘
sea
robber
’.
noun
someone
who
illegally
copies
and
distributes
music
,
movies
,
software
,
or
other
copyrighted
material
•
The
court
fined
the
notorious
software
pirate
for
distributing
cracked
programs
online
.
The
court
fined
the
notorious
software
pirate
for
distributing
cracked
programs
online
.
•
Streaming
services
have
reduced
the
number
of
pirates
who
used
to
share
movies
illegally
.
Streaming
services
have
reduced
the
number
of
pirates
who
used
to
share
movies
illegally
.
Extended
meaning
from
the
original
‘
sea
robber
’
to
‘
intellectual
property
thief
’
in
the
20th
century
.
verb
-
pirate
,
pirating
,
pirates
,
pirated
to
attack
and
rob
ships
at
sea
•
During
the
golden
age
of
sailing
,
crews
would
pirate
merchant
ships
for
their
gold
.
During
the
golden
age
of
sailing
,
crews
would
pirate
merchant
ships
for
their
gold
.
•
They
plotted
to
pirate
the
cargo
once
the
vessel
reached
open
waters
.
They
plotted
to
pirate
the
cargo
once
the
vessel
reached
open
waters
.
verb
-
pirate
,
pirating
,
pirates
,
pirated
to
illegally
copy
and
share
music
,
movies
,
software
,
or
other
copyrighted
material
•
Some
people
still
pirate
movies
instead
of
paying
for
legal
copies
.
Some
people
still
pirate
movies
instead
of
paying
for
legal
copies
.
•
She
refuses
to
pirate
e-books
,
preferring
to
support
her
favorite
authors
.
She
refuses
to
pirate
e-books
,
preferring
to
support
her
favorite
authors
.
