pirate
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Pronunciation[change]
- IPA (key): /ˈpaɪrɪt/ or /ˈpaɪrət/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: pi‧rate
Noun[change]

- (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[change]
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- (transitive) If you pirate something, you create and/or sell an illegal copy of it.