9 Synonyms & Antonyms For PIRATE

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  • Definitions pirate [pahy-ruht] / ˈpaɪ rət / NOUN buccaneer Synonyms STRONGEST raider STRONG corsair filibuster freebooter marauder privateer rover WEAK picaroon sea rover

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    Sparky and Lopez’s second dog, a golden retriever named Blazer, both went missing Dec. 3 shortly after the porch pirate was captured on a Ring camera leaving the yard with the gate wide open.

    From Los Angeles Times

    Fish’s taste quickly developed by listening to pirate radio and vinyl.

    From Los Angeles Times

    Vainglorious comments made by Diogenes when he himself was enslaved—captured and sold by pirates—indicate that even then he saw himself more as master than servant.

    From The Wall Street Journal

    Lane Kiffin, by contrast, bailed on his players and now resembles a renegade pirate at the helm of a flashy speedboat — fast, loud, brash and obsessively searching for buried treasure.

    From Los Angeles Times

    The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday on whether internet service providers should be held liable for the online pirating of copyrighted music by their users.

    From Barron's

    Related Words

    Words related to pirate are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word pirate. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

    adventurer bandits bandit black market borrow brigand buccaneer copy copies counterfeit duplicate duplicate forge infringe jack kidnap larcenist lift marauder marauders misquoting misquotes misrepresents misrepresents misrepresent/misquote misquoted misrepresent pilferer plagiarize pseudo purloiner raid raider ravage reproduce robber rover sailor seaman/woman seafarer shanghai shanghaiing simulate smuggler smuggle spurious steal stealer suppositious supposititious thief thieves vandal venturer

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