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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pi•rate /ˈpaɪrət/USA pronunciation n., v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing. n. [countable] - one who robs or commits illegal acts or violence at sea.
- one who uses or copies the work or invention of another without permission.
v. [~ + object] - to take by piracy.
- to use or copy (a book, an invention, copyrighted software, etc.) without permission or legal right.
pi•rat•i•cal /paɪˈrætɪkəl, pɪ-/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pi•rate (pī′rət),USA pronunciation n., v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing. n. - a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa ship used by such persons.
- any plunderer, predator, etc.:confidence men, slumlords, and other pirates.
- a person who uses or reproduces the work or invention of another without authorization.
- GeologyAlso called pi′rate stream′. a stream that diverts into its own flow the headwaters of another stream, river, etc.
v.t. - to commit piracy upon; plunder;
rob. - to take by piracy:to pirate gold.
- to use or reproduce (a book, an invention, etc.) without authorization or legal right:to pirate hit records.
- to take or entice away for one's own use:Our competitor is trying to pirate our best salesman.
v.i. - to commit or practice piracy.
- Greek peirāté̄s, equivalent. to peirā-, variant stem of peirân to attack + -tēs agent noun, nominal suffix
- Latin pīrāta
- Middle English 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged freebooter, buccaneer, corsair, plunderer.
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