pirate
pir·ate [pirate pirates pirated pirating] noun, verb BrE [ˈpaɪrət] NAmE [ˈpaɪrət]
noun
1. (especially in the past) a person on a ship who attacks other ships at sea in order to steal from them
•a pirate ship
2. (often used as an adjective)a person who makes illegal copies of DVDs, computer programs, books, etc, in order to sell them
•a pirate edition
•software pirates
3. (often used as an adjective)a person or an organization that broadcasts illegally
•a pirate radio station
see also ↑piracy
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Latin pirata, from Greek peiratēs, from peirein ‘to attempt, attack’ (from peira ‘an attempt’).
Example Bank:
•There were reports that a pirate ship had come looking for treasure in the cove.
Derived Word: ↑piratical
verb ~ sth
to copy and use or sell sb's work or a product without permission and without having the right to do so
•pirated computer games
•Jones was accused of having pirated the scientist's work.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Latin pirata, from Greek peiratēs, from peirein ‘to attempt, attack’ (from peira ‘an attempt’).
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