pirate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈpaɪrɪt/ or /ˈpaɪrət/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: pi‧rate

Noun

Singular pirate

Plural pirates

A pirate.

1. (countable) A pirate is a commander of a ship, usually the ship goes around the seas to steal other people's stuff on other ships.

   There is a notorious pirate going around and taking over passenger ships.

Verb

Plain form pirate

Third-person singular pirates

Past tense pirated

Past participle pirated

Present participle pirating

1. (transitive) If you pirate something, you create and/or sell an illegal copy of it.