Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂
Proto-Indo-European *périh₂
Proto-Hellenic *péřřa
Ancient Greek πεῖρᾰ (peîră)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ω (-ắō)
Ancient Greek πειράω (peiráō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek πειρᾱτής (peirātḗs)bor.
Latin pīrātabor.
Old French pirateubor.
Middle English pirate
English pirate
From Middle English pirate, pirat, pyrat, from Old French pirate, from Latin pīrāta (“pirate”), from Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs), from πεῖρα (peîra, “trial, attempt, plot”). Displaced native Old English wīċing, which was the word for both "pirate" and "viking".
Meanings
(not-comparable) Illegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the counterfeit itself.
fi piraatti (illegal imitated or reproduced) · fr piraté (illegal imitated or reproduced) · ru пира́тский (illegal imitated or reproduced) · el πειρατικός (illegal imitated or reproduced) · ms cetak rompak (illegal imitated or reproduced) · tr korsan (illegal imitated or reproduced) · nl gepirateerd (illegal imitated or reproduced) · hu kalóz (illegal imitated or reproduced) · is sjóræningi (illegal imitated or reproduced) · pl piracki (illegal imitated or reproduced) · pt pirateado (illegal imitated or reproduced) · no piratkopiert (illegal imitated or reproduced)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂
Proto-Indo-European *périh₂
Proto-Hellenic *péřřa
Ancient Greek πεῖρᾰ (peîră)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ω (-ắō)
Ancient Greek πειράω (peiráō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek πειρᾱτής (peirātḗs)bor.
Latin pīrātabor.
Old French pirateubor.
Middle English pirate
English pirate
From Middle English pirate, pirat, pyrat, from Old French pirate, from Latin pīrāta (“pirate”), from Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs), from πεῖρα (peîra, “trial, attempt, plot”). Displaced native Old English wīċing, which was the word for both "pirate" and "viking".
Meanings
A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
You should be cautious due to the Somali pirates.
An armed ship or vessel that sails for the purpose of plundering other vessels.
How did you do it? Have you searched for hidden treasure, or discovered a pole, or done time on a pirate, or flown the Channel, or what? Where is the glamour of romance? How did you get it? 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
The third day out a pirate (Terebinthian by her rig) overhauled us, but when she saw us well armed she stood off after some shooting of arrows on either part— 1952, C. S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader:
(broadly) One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
They had watches that said Gucci or Rolex on them even though it was obvious they'd come straight here from some pirate factory in China. 2004, David Lubar, Dunk, page 20:
And Gnutella, Freenet and other pirate tools will offer plunderings beyond Fanning's fantasies. 2001, unidentified insider, quoted in John Alderman, Sonic Boom: Napster, MP3, and the New Pioneers of Music, Da Capo Press, page 178
If we untangle the claim that technology has turned Johnny Teenager into a pirate, what turns out to be fueling it is the idea that if Johnny Teenager were to share his unauthorized copy with two million of his closest friends the effect on a record company would be pretty similar to the effect of some CD factory's creating two million CDs and selling them cheap. 2008, Martha Vicinus, Caroline Eisner, Originality, Imitation, and Plagiarism: Teaching Writing in the Digital Age, page 21:
A bird which practises kleptoparasitism.
A kind of marble in children's games.
Most of the time it went fine; some of his classmates had so many marbles they could have opened up their own shop in smurfs, pirates, purple aggies and pink panthers. 1999, Abdelkader Benali, Susan Massotty, Wedding by the Sea, page 60:
ky каракчы (one who plunders at sea) · es pirata (one who plunders at sea) · sq pirat (one who plunders at sea) · tr korsan (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · nb sjørøver (one who plunders at sea) · eo marrabisto (one who plunders at sea) · fr pirate (one who plunders at sea) · kk пират (one who plunders at sea) · ar قُرْصَان (one who plunders at sea) · lv pirāts (one who plunders at sea) · sh pirat (one who plunders at sea) · tg ғоратгар (one who plunders at sea) · hi जलडाकू (one who plunders at sea) · tl lintawanin (one who plunders at sea) · kn ಕೃತಿ ಚೋರ (one who plunders at sea) · pt pirata (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · uz qaroqchi (one who plunders at sea) · ky пират (one who plunders at sea) · fo sjórænari (one who plunders at sea) · sl gusar (one who plunders at sea) · hu kalóz (one who plunders at sea) · eo pirato (one who plunders at sea) · ru корса́р (one who plunders at sea) · scn pirata (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · yue 海盜 /海盗 (one who plunders at sea) · km ចោរ (one who plunders at sea) · fi merirosvo (one who plunders at sea) · be піра́т (one who plunders at sea) · ru пиратский корабль (armed ship) · hi दस्युपोत (armed ship) · scn navi pirata (armed ship) · pl pirat (one who plunders at sea) · af seerower (one who plunders at sea) · la pirata (one who plunders at sea) · cy herwlongwr (one who plunders at sea) · lo ໂຈນສລັດ (one who plunders at sea) · et piraat (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · fr boucanier (buccaneer) (one who plunders at sea) · es bucanero (one who plunders at sea) · oc pirata (one who plunders at sea) · sw haramia (one who plunders at sea) · hi दस्यु-जहाज़ (armed ship) · el πειρατής (one who plunders at sea) · pl bukanier (one who plunders at sea) · az pirat (one who plunders at sea) · mk гусар (one who plunders at sea) · my ပင်လယ်ဓားပြ (one who plunders at sea) · ru пира́тка (one who plunders at sea) · it bucaniere (one who plunders at sea) · tg дузд (one who plunders at sea) · ru пира́т (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · cmn 海盜船 /海盗船 (armed ship) · de Pirat (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · bg плагиат (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · vi hải tặc (one who plunders at sea) · nb pirat (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · sh пират (one who plunders at sea) · lo ສະຫລັດ (one who plunders at sea) · pt corsário (one who plunders at sea) · hi जलदस्यु (one who plunders at sea) · pl korsarz (one who plunders at sea) · ko 해적선 (armed ship) · ga foghlaí mara (one who plunders at sea) · fr pirate (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · tg карақчи (one who plunders at sea) · tl tulisang-dagat (one who plunders at sea) · tk garakçy (one who plunders at sea) · nrf pirate (one who plunders at sea) · sk pirát (one who plunders at sea) · fo piratur (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · grc πειρατής (one who plunders at sea) · ko 해적 (one who plunders at sea) · kk қарақшы (one who plunders at sea) · hi समुद्री लुटेरा (one who plunders at sea) · fr corsaire (one who plunders at sea) · te దొంగవాడ (one who plunders at sea) · ms lanun (one who plunders at sea) · sh gusar (one who plunders at sea) · pl pirat (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · kw morladres (one who plunders at sea) · it corsaro (one who plunders at sea) · ota قرصان (one who plunders at sea) · de Piratenschiff (armed ship) · nb pirat (one who plunders at sea) · hi जहाज़ी डाकू (one who plunders at sea) · bg пира́т (one who plunders at sea) · gl barco pirata (armed ship) · gl pirata (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · sh гусар (one who plunders at sea) · ca pirata (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · de Pirat (one who plunders at sea) · tl pirata (one who plunders at sea) · fa دزد دریایی (one who plunders at sea) · da pirat (one who plunders at sea) · az dəniz qulduru (one who plunders at sea) · ro pirat (one who plunders at sea) · mi kaipāhua tai (one who plunders at sea) · de Seeräuber (one who plunders at sea) · mt pirata (one who plunders at sea) · tg роҳзани дарёӣ (one who plunders at sea) · fi merirosvolaiva (armed ship) · io pirato (one who plunders at sea) · pt bucaneiro (one who plunders at sea) · nl kaper (one who plunders at sea) · cs pirát (one who plunders at sea) · gd spùinneadair (one who plunders at sea) · nn sjørøvar (one who plunders at sea) · uz dengiz qaroqchisi (one who plunders at sea) · th โจรสลัด (one who plunders at sea) · ota ملك (one who plunders at sea) · br morlaer (one who plunders at sea) · nl boekanier (one who plunders at sea) · it pirata (one who plunders at sea) · is sjóræningi (one who plunders at sea) · hu kalózhajó (armed ship) · mi kaitiora (one who plunders at sea) · cmn 海盜 /海盗 (one who plunders at sea) · kw morlader (one who plunders at sea) · kn ಸಮುದ್ರಚೋರ (one who plunders at sea) · gl pirata (one who plunders at sea) · kn ಸ್ವಾಮ್ಯ ಚೋರ (one who plunders at sea) · cy peirat (one who plunders at sea) · he שׁוֹדֵד יָם (one who plunders at sea) · nl zeerover (one who plunders at sea) · tk pirat (one who plunders at sea) · vi cướp biển (one who plunders at sea) · cmn 海賊 /海贼 (one who plunders at sea) · bg пиратски кораб (armed ship) · sv pirat (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · nl piraat (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · ka მეკობრე (one who plunders at sea) · hi समुद्री डाकू (one who plunders at sea) · el πειρατίνα (one who plunders at sea) · es pirata (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · sv buckanjär (one who plunders at sea) · id bajak laut (one who plunders at sea) · uz pirat (one who plunders at sea) · tr korsan (one who plunders at sea) · lo ສລັດ (one who plunders at sea) · ru пира́т (one who plunders at sea) · so burcad badeed (one who plunders at sea) · es barco pirata (armed ship) · he בּוּקָנִיר (one who plunders at sea) · fr flibustier (one who plunders at sea) · cy copïwr anghyfreithlon (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · ta கடற்கொள்ளையன் (one who plunders at sea) · ja 海賊 (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · nl vrijbuiter (one who plunders at sea) · tg роҳзани баҳрӣ (one who plunders at sea) · pt pirata (one who plunders at sea) · bo མཚོ་ཇག (one who plunders at sea) · mk пират (one who plunders at sea) · hi दस्यु-नौका (armed ship) · et mereröövel (one who plunders at sea) · hy ծովահեն (one who plunders at sea) · bn জলদস্যু (one who plunders at sea) · de Korsar (one who plunders at sea) · sv sjörövare (one who plunders at sea) · lt jūrinas (one who plunders at sea) · nn pirat (one who plunders at sea) · ca pirata (one who plunders at sea) · gu ચાંચિયો (one who plunders at sea) · cmn 盜版業者 /盗版业者 (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · ast pirata (one who plunders at sea) · hu kalóz (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · ga píoráid (one who plunders at sea) · fi piraatti (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · da sørøver (one who plunders at sea) · de Raubkopierer (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · sv pirat (one who plunders at sea) · ta கடற்கொள்ளைக்காரன் (one who plunders at sea) · et piraat (one who plunders at sea) · kn ಕಡಲುಗಳ್ಳ (one who plunders at sea) · ru флибустье́р (one who plunders at sea) · nn pirat (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · nl piraat (one who plunders at sea) · uk піра́т (one who plunders at sea) · no pirat (one who plunders at sea) · cs pirát (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · ang wīċing (one who plunders at sea) · ja 海賊船 (armed ship) · da pirat (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · scn pirata (one who plunders at sea) · lt piratas (one who plunders at sea) · sl pirat (one who plunders at sea) · el πειρατής (one who breaks intellectual property laws) · ja 海賊 (one who plunders at sea)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂
Proto-Indo-European *périh₂
Proto-Hellenic *péřřa
Ancient Greek πεῖρᾰ (peîră)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ω (-ắō)
Ancient Greek πειράω (peiráō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek πειρᾱτής (peirātḗs)bor.
Latin pīrātabor.
Old French pirateubor.
Middle English pirate
English pirate
From Middle English pirate, pirat, pyrat, from Old French pirate, from Latin pīrāta (“pirate”), from Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs), from πεῖρα (peîra, “trial, attempt, plot”). Displaced native Old English wīċing, which was the word for both "pirate" and "viking".
Meanings
(transitive) To appropriate by piracy; to plunder at sea.
They pirated the tanker and sailed to a port where they could sell the ship and cargo.
(transitive) To create and/or sell an unauthorized copy of.
If a book is pirated there is a remedy for the author and publisher; if a photograph or an engraving is made of a picture without permission the law protects the painter. 1904, Edward Elgar, in a speech on 4 July, 1904:
(transitive) To knowingly obtain an unauthorized copy of.
Not willing to pay full price for the computer game, Heidi pirated a copy.
Many college students now expect to sample, if not outright pirate, movies, music, software, and TV programs. 2007, Diane Kresh, Council on Library, Information Resources, The Whole Digital Library Handbook, page 85:
In the 1970s cable companies began to pirate some of the football games that the networks had contracted to televise. 2002, John Sayle Watterson, College Football: History, Spectacle, Controversy, page 343:
College students, with their limited budgets, often pirate software to save their money for buying more important items (like beer). 2004, Wally Wang, Steal this File Sharing Book: What They Won't Tell You about File Sharing:
(intransitive) To engage in piracy.
He pirated in the Atlantic for years before becoming a privateer for the Queen.
(Philippines, intransitive, transitive) To entice an employee to switch from a competing company to one's own.
fi harjoittaa merirosvousta (engage in piracy) · fr pirater (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · pl piracić (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · ca piratejar (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · es piratear (engage in piracy) · de schwarzkopieren (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · hu kalózkodik (appropriate by piracy) · es piratear (appropriate by piracy) · nl zeeroven (appropriate by piracy) · ms mencetak rompak (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · el κουρσεύω (appropriate by piracy) · nl pirateren (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · ca piratejar (appropriate by piracy) · da piratkopiere (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · pl piracić (engage in piracy) · ru пиратить (engage in piracy) · eo pirati (engage in piracy) · gl piratear (appropriate by piracy) · no piratkopiere (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · ru пиратствовать (engage in piracy) · ru спиратить (engage in piracy) · fr pirater (appropriate by piracy) · de raubkopieren (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · tr korsanlamak (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · hu kalózkodik (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · es piratear (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · nl pirateren (appropriate by piracy) · gl piratear (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · it pirateggiare (appropriate by piracy) · fi kaapata (appropriate by piracy) · tl mamirata (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · cmn 盗版 (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · cmn 盜版 /盗版 (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · el πειρατεύω (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · pt piratear (appropriate by piracy) · pl piratować (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · pt piratear (make and/or sell an illegal copy) · pl spiracić (engage in piracy) · fi harjoittaa piratismia (make and/or sell an illegal copy)